US Edition40 Nations in The Hague Propose Sanctions on Israel over Its Settlement Policy in West Bank
The Hague Group’s 40 states agreed on policies including banning settlement imports and halting arms transfers to ensure accountability for alleged international crimes.
- On Wednesday in The Hague, The Hague Group convened forty countries to discuss coordinated measures enforcing international law in Palestine, co-chaired by South Africa and Colombia in its largest gathering.
- Amid concerns over settlement projects like E1, participants warned Israel's cabinet measures of 8 February expand civilian authority and amount to de facto annexation, threatening Palestinian territorial contiguity.
- They agreed on three concrete measures, including traveller disclosures for Israeli military service, banning imports of settlement goods, and halting arms, military fuel and dual-use transfers.
- The immediate implication, delegates said, is a push from statements to enforceable steps to ensure there is `no safe haven` for perpetrators, framing implementation versus impunity.
- Growth to forty states, including China and Brazil, signals wider traction for The Hague Group, which expanded from nine founding states and held a Bogota two‑day emergency summit in July 2025, with Turkey, Spain and Ireland imposing sanctions over the past year.
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