Six nations sanction West Bank settler networks; UK adds £10m for PA salaries and presses Hormuz reopening
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper told the House of Commons on June 9 that the UK, Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand and Norway had imposed coordinated sanctions on networks financing and enabling settler violence in .
At a glance
- UK, Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand and Norway imposed coordinated sanctions June 9, 2026 on settler-violence networks including the Farms Association, Ahavat Gilad and Artzenu
- Fourth UK sanctions package against extremist settler networks; Cooper cited 950 violent settler incidents this year
- Cooper announced £10 million additional Palestinian Authority salary support for 2026 and £1 million for Gaza mine clearance, on top of £80 million prior humanitarian funding
- Gaza receiving roughly half of the 4,200 aid trucks per week promised; over 900 Palestinians killed since October; 1.9 million displaced
- Cooper spoke to Iran's foreign minister Sunday evening and discussed Strait of Hormuz reopening with Wang Yi and Jaishankar last week
VERDICT — CONFIRMED
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper told the House of Commons on June 9 that the UK, Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand and Norway had imposed coordinated sanctions on networks financing and enabling settler violence in the occupied West Bank — the fourth UK package, designating the Farms Association, Ahavat Gilad and Artzenu. Cooper cited 950 violent settler incidents already this year. She strengthened UK business risk guidance to state that British citizens and businesses 'should not conduct any economic and financial activities in illegal Israeli settlements', and asked the Charity Commission to investigate UK charities linked to settlements.
She announced £10 million in additional support for Palestinian Authority salaries in 2026 and £1 million for mine clearance in Gaza, on top of £80 million in prior humanitarian funding; Gaza is receiving roughly half of the 4,200 weekly aid trucks promised, with over 900 Palestinians killed since October and 1.9 million displaced and aid-dependent. Cooper said she spoke to Iran's foreign minister on Sunday evening urging de-escalation after direct Iran-Israel missile exchanges she called one of the most dangerous moments since the ceasefire, and discussed reopening the Strait of Hormuz — with no tolls or charges — with China's Wang Yi and India's Jaishankar last week. She travels to Paris this week for a peace-building conference.
NBC News and the Washington Times confirmed the six-nation coordination.
Why it matters
the broadest coordinated Western designation of settler networks to date, paired with UK shuttle diplomacy spanning Tehran, Beijing and New Delhi on the Hormuz file.
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Key facts on file
- UK, Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand and Norway imposed coordinated sanctions June 9, 2026 on settler-violence networks including the Farms Association, Ahavat Gilad and Artzenu
- Fourth UK sanctions package against extremist settler networks; Cooper cited 950 violent settler incidents this year
- Cooper announced £10 million additional Palestinian Authority salary support for 2026 and £1 million for Gaza mine clearance, on top of £80 million prior humanitarian funding
- Gaza receiving roughly half of the 4,200 aid trucks per week promised; over 900 Palestinians killed since October; 1.9 million displaced
- Cooper spoke to Iran's foreign minister Sunday evening and discussed Strait of Hormuz reopening with Wang Yi and Jaishankar last week
- Cooper requested a Charity Commission investigation into UK charities linked to illegal settlements
