Britain's measures against Israeli settlements may include exemptions, while their scope will depend on Israel's actions, a senior U.K. official said. Britain can no longer sell offensive weapons to Israel after ruling the occupation illegal, he said
The Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Nabil Fahmy, welcomed the announcement by the United Kingdom of a ban on the import of goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, commending the intention of 12 States to take similar steps to impose trade restrictions on such settlements, consistent with the requirements of international law.