The UK has announced a ban on imports from illegal Israeli settlements, which will take effect in 6-9 months. Canada and 10 European countries have also expressed interest in implementing similar restrictions.

UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced in Parliament on Tuesday that the UK will ban the import of all goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements, in response to escalating settler violence and settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. The ban is expected to take effect within 6 to 9 months and will primarily target settlement export goods such as dates, olive oil, and agricultural products.

Following this, 11 countries—Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden—issued a joint statement supporting a "two-state solution" and declared their intention to impose restrictions on trade with illegal Israeli settlements. Spain and Ireland had already announced their respective national bans earlier this year, joining the Netherlands and Belgium.

The EU is Israel's largest trading partner, with total goods trade reaching 43.3 billion euros (approximately $50.4 billion) in 2025. Although trade in settlement products constitutes a small portion of this total, the symbolic significance of these bans outweighs their economic impact.