UK to unveil 'comprehensive' response to Israeli West Bank settlement plans

Britain will set ​out a "comprehensive" package of measures on ‌Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank in the coming weeks, Foreign ​Secretary Ed Miliband said on ​Tuesday, Report informs via Reuters.

Miliband told lawmakers that Israel's E1 ⁠settlement project would cut across land ​which the Palestinians seek for a ​state and "risks making a Palestinian state unviable".

"This government will not acquiesce in the destruction ​of the two-state solution," he ​said. "We will act and I will set ‌out ⁠a comprehensive set of measures in the coming weeks."

Britain and other European nations have criticised Israel's plans, while Prime ​Minister Andy ​Burnham said ⁠before taking office that he was "looking at measures to ​ban trade in goods ​with ⁠illegal settlements".

The Times reported on Monday that US President Donald Trump's administration ⁠is "closely" ​tracking any plans to ​introduce a trade ban.