Coverage dated May 19, 2025

UK pauses trade talks with Israel as pressure grows on Netanyahu to halt Gaza siege

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By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — The United Kingdom paused trade negotiations with Israel and sanctioned West Bank settlers as Britain’s top diplomat slammed Israel’s renewed military operation in Gaza as “morally unjustifiable” and “wholly disproportionate.

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  1. Al Jazeera

    UK government suspends free trade talks with Israel over Gaza war (opens Al Jazeera)

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    It also imposes new sanctions, targeting illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

  2. The Guardian

    UK suspends trade talks with Israel and attacks ‘repellant’ extremism (opens The Guardian)

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    Foreign secretary, David Lammy, condemns blocking of aid trucks and calls by Israeli ministers to ‘purify Gaza’

  3. Deutsche Welle

    UK halts Israel trade talks, summons ambassador over Gaza – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    UK Foreign Minister David Lammy called Israeli operations in Gaza an "affront" and suspended talks on a free trade deal. Meanwhile, the UN said Israel had allowed more aid trucks into the enclave.

  4. Local News 8

    UK pauses trade talks with Israel as pressure grows on Netanyahu to halt Gaza siege (opens Local News 8)

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    By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — The United Kingdom paused trade negotiations with Israel and sanctioned West Bank settlers as Britain’s top diplomat slammed Israel’s renewed military operation in Gaza as “morally unjustifiable” and “wholly disproportionate.

  5. New York Post

    UK suspends trade talks with Israel over new Gaza offensive (opens New York Post)

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    Britain on Tuesday paused free trade talks with Israel, summoned its ambassador, and announced further sanctions against West Bank settlers after Prime...

  6. Truthout

    “Grotesquely Inadequate”: UK Suspending Trade Talks With Israel Over Gaza (opens Truthout)

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    Pro-Palestine advocates say the announcement is a publicity stunt that will do little to end the genocide.

  7. PBS NewsHour

    UK cuts trade talks with Israel over Gaza offensive and blockade (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The British government says it is suspending free trade negotiations with Israel and leveling new sanctions targeting West Bank settlers as it criticizes Israel’s military actions in Gaza.

  8. Breitbart News

    Britain Suspends Trade Talks With Israel Over 'Intolerable' Military Ops (opens Breitbart News)

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    UK suspended trade negotiations with Israel and summoned their ambassador over what the PM called the "intolerable" operation in Gaza.

  9. Fox News

    Israel fires back at UK over suspended trade talks, rejects ‘external pressure’ (opens Fox News)

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    Israel criticized the U.K. for suspending free trade talks and putting sanctions on the West Bank shortly after a pregnant woman was killed in a terror attack.

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