Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband delivered an oral statement to the House of Commons on 8 September 2026, part of which states: 'The British government agrees that there is ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in areas of the West Bank—perpetrated by settler terrorists.'
He added: 'And all too often the Israeli government has turned a blind eye to this and, worse, members of it have made statements and taken actions to support the forced displacement of Palestinians.' The remarks prompted swift retaliation from Israel, with Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar announcing countermeasures against the UK, including a ban on 11 MPs and a lawyer from entering Israel.
