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Xander Elliards

UK vows 'comprehensive' action to prevent Israel's illegal E1 West Bank settlement

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is wanted for arrest by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity (Image: JIM WATSON, AFP via Getty Images)

THE UK will set out “comprehensive” measures to protect the viability of the Palestinian state amid an escalating threat from Israel, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has said.

In a statement in response to Israel’s E1 settlement plan – which is illegal under international law – Miliband said the UK would “not stand back and accept the destruction of the two-state solution”.

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