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UK, France, Canada and 9 Other Nations Announce Trade Sanctions on Israeli West Bank Settlements

⚡ Markets: Primarily a political event, but could create minor disruption for specific Israeli companies operating in settlements and potentially impact Israeli bank stocks if financial services are implicated.ILSTA-35 Index

A coalition of 12 countries, including the UK, France, and Canada, announced a coordinated ban on goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband accused settlers of "ethnic cleansing," prompting Israel to retaliate by closing the British consulate in East Jerusalem and taking other diplomatic measures.

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