Britain, France, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Norway have agreed on coordinated sanctions over settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, the British Foreign Office said in a statement on Tuesday.
Britain will impose sanctions on six entities and one individual accused of financing, enabling or carrying out such violence. France, Canada and Norway announced new sanctions alongside Britain on Tuesday, while Australia and New Zealand unveiled coordinated measures last week, according to the statement.
The latest British sanctions target networks that are involved in providing funds, logistical support and other resources to settler farms and outposts in the West Bank.
Those designated include the Farms Association, which the British government said provides financial and organizational support to settler farms and outposts, and Ahavat Gilad, which allegedly channels donations to some of those outposts.
The list also includes Ari Yshag, accused of raising funds for outposts associated with violence and intimidation, as well as Artzenu and Shivat Zion Lerigvey Admata. According to the British government, the latter two are involved in financing and resourcing settler farms and outposts.
The targeted entities and individual will be subject to asset freezes, travel bans and director disqualifications, the statement said.
The British government also said that its official overseas business guidance, for the first time, would explicitly advise businesses against economic and financial activity in illegal settlements.
British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said settlement expansion and violence were illegal and posed a fundamental threat to the viability of a two-state solution and to long-term peace and security for Palestinians and Israelis.
Britain also announced an additional one million pounds (about 1.35 million U.S. dollars) for humanitarian mine action in Gaza, on top of four million pounds already provided, and at least 10 million pounds in financial and technical support for the Palestinian Authority in 2026.
France has banned Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and a number of Jewish settlers involved in violence against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank from entering French territory, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot announced on Tuesday.
At the national level, France has barred Smotrich, four leaders of settler organizations and 21 violent settlers from entering the country, Barrot said in a post on social media platform X.
According to Barrot, Smotrich has actively promoted the annexation of the West Bank, advocated the establishment of new settlements there, supported the re-establishment of settlements in Gaza, and backed policies that could lead to the economic collapse of the Palestinian Authority, with devastating consequences for the Palestinian people.
He described such policies as "unacceptable" to the overwhelming majority of the international community, which remains firmly committed to the two-state solution.
Violence involving Jewish settlers in the West Bank has intensified in recent months. Nine people were injured Saturday in an attack by Israeli settlers in the northern West Bank, according to Palestinian sources.
A United Nations report said that as of May 2026, more than 800 incidents of Jewish settler attacking against Palestinian civilians have been documented since the beginning of this year, affecting over 200 communities and resulting in casualties and property damage.
Six Western countries announce sanctions over West Bank settler violence
Six Western countries announce sanctions over West Bank settler violence
