{
  "id": 6441644,
  "title": "Pakistan among Arab, Muslim nations welcoming UK ban on imports from illegal Israeli settlements",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/pakistan-among-arab-muslim-nations-welcoming-uk-ban-on-imports-from-6441644",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T16:46:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2028644/pakistan-among-arab-muslim-nations-welcoming-uk-ban-on-imports-from-illegal-israeli-settlements"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pakistan joined seven other Arab and Muslim nations in applauding the United Kingdom's decision to prohibit imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. This ban, announced by UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, accused the Israeli government of ignoring what he called \"ethnic cleansing\" by settlers in the West Bank. The decision, along with those by Canada and France, was welcomed by the UK's foreign office, which stated that it aligned with international law and UN resolutions like Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016) and the International Court of Justice's advisory opinion from July 19, 2024. The seven countries, including Pakistan, Turikey, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, expressed hope that other nations would follow suit. They also condemned Israel's actions as a setback for the two-state solution and called for an independent, sovereign, contiguous, and viable Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders, with Jerusalem as its capital. Pakistan reiterated its support for Palestine, vowing to stand by its people in their struggle for self-determination.",
  "summary": "Pakistan, along with seven other Arab and Muslim countries, on Wednesday welcomed the United Kingdom’s decision to ban imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. UK imposed the trade measures on Tuesday, alongside Canada and France. The decision was announced by British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, who accused the Israeli government of turning a “blind eye” to what he called…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Scope of U.K. settlement trade ban will depend on next Israeli government, senior British source says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/scope-of-u-k-settlement-trade-ban-will-depend-on-next-israeli",
        "published": "2026-09-09T14:37:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Peninsula Qatar",
        "title": "8 Arab, Islamic countries welcome UK Government decision to ban import of goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/8-arab-islamic-countries-welcome-uk-government-decision-to-ban-import",
        "published": "2026-09-09T15:05:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "As the UK sanctions Israeli settlements, is the two-state solution dead?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/as-the-uk-sanctions-israeli-settlements-is-the-two-state-solution-dead",
        "published": "2026-09-09T15:43:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Pakistan among Arab, Muslim nations welcoming UK ban on imports from illegal Israeli settlements",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/pakistan-among-arab-muslim-nations-welcoming-uk-ban-on-imports-from",
        "published": "2026-09-09T16:46:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "8 Muslim states, including UAE, call for countries to follow UK in sanctioning settlements",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/8-muslim-states-including-uae-call-for-countries-to-follow-uk-in",
        "published": "2026-09-09T17:53:36.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}