12 countries announce trade bans on Israeli settlement goods amid settler violence

Intelligence summary

BREAKING: Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, the UK, Canada, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Portugal and Sweden have announced plans for national bans on trade in goods originating from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The sanctions come amid unprecedented levels of settler violence and Israel’s plans to build 1,200 new homes in the West Bank. The countries also said they firmly oppose any move that could lead to the annexation of Palestinian lands or the forced displacement of Palestin