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At the Labour conference, Ed Miliband said critics were right that the party’s former Palestine policy was insufficient. He defended sanctions on Israeli settlements, called for action over Gaza and the West Bank, and said Labour had reset its approach under Andy Burnham.
Countries announcing sanctions on Israeli settlements
Iran proposed a seven-day pause in fighting and reopening the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for relief from the US naval blockade and access to billions in frozen funds. Trump rejected it; oil flows averaged about 13 million barrels per day last week, below prewar levels.
AllegedIran’s proposal estimated its frozen assets at no less than $12 billion.
Ed Miliband presented foreign ministers with findings from a suppressed UK intelligence report linking climate and nature crises to conflict, migration and food shortages. The UK also announced new climate-security measures and £330m in funding.
The UK announced £330 million for the Global Environment Facility.