Canada and France are preparing to announce their intention to join a United Kingdom-led initiative to impose a trade ban on goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. This was reported by the BBC, citing information originally published by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
Expected statement in Parliament
The UK government is expected to formally announce the restrictions in Parliament later today. The statement is set to be delivered by the foreign secretary, Ed Miliband.
Source: ANSA
