UK announces ban on Israeli settlers responsible for violence, attacks on Palestinians in West Bank

By Burak Bir

LONDON (AA) - British Foreign Secretary David Cameron announced on Thursday that extremist Israeli settlers responsible for violence and attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank will be barred from entering the UK.

"Extremist settlers, by targeting and killing Palestinian civilians, are undermining security and stability for both Israelis and Palestinians," David Cameron wrote on X.

He urged Israel to take stronger action to stop settlers' violence and emphasized that Tel Aviv must hold perpetrators accountable.

"We are banning those responsible for settler violence from entering the UK to make sure our country cannot be a home for people who commit these intimidating acts," he added.

Tensions have been running high across the West Bank amid an Israeli military offensive on the Gaza Strip following a cross-border attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7.

At least 283 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank by Israeli fire and more than 4,000 others detained since then, according to Palestinian figures.