LONDON, June 9, 2026 (WAFA) – Australia, Canada, France, Norway and the United Kingdom announced coordinated sanctions targeting Israeli networks involved in financing, facilitating and carrying out colonist violence in the occupied Palestinian Territory.

The move comes amid a surge in colonist violence, which diplomats say is aimed at undermining prospects for the establishment of a Palestinian state.

The measures taken by the four countries were coordinated with sanctions announced by Australia and New Zealand days earlier, underscoring growing anger in several Western countries toward the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which has expanded colonial settlement activity.

A joint statement issued by the foreign ministers of the four countries, along with Australia, said the measures aim to hold extremist colonists accountable for the horrific levels of violence committed against Palestinian civilians.

The statement urged the Government of Israel to take action to ensure genuine accountability for violence in the occupied Palestinian Territory.

The following is the full text of the statement:

In response to the deteriorating situation in the West Bank, we the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Norway and the United Kingdom, have taken coordinated action to introduce sanctions and other measures to hold extremist settlers accountable for the horrific levels of settler violence against Palestinian civilians.

Extremist violent settlers, with the backing of their supporters, continue to attack Palestinians and abuse their human rights. They use violence to displace Palestinians, destroy property and perpetuate the illegal settlement enterprise, undermining the viability of the State of Palestine and the prospects for peaceful coexistence.

For too long, violent settlers have been able to act with near impunity, and settlement expansion and creation of outposts continue with the support and facilitation of the Government of Israel. In some cases, settler violence takes place under the protection of Israel’s security forces. We continue to urge the Government of Israel to take action to ensure meaningful accountability for violence in the West Bank. The Government of Israel should ensure every attack is swiftly and thoroughly investigated, take action against the outposts and organizations that allow violence to flourish, and stop the incitement of violence.

We believe that peace and security for both Israelis and Palestinians can only be achieved through the implementation of the two-state solution. Together, we will continue to work towards this goal.

We Australia, Canada, France, Norway, and the United Kingdom have all taken the historic decision to recognise the State of Palestine, reflecting the rights of the Palestinian people and as part of our common efforts to protect the viability of the two-state solution. Today, we are acting together again in support of the same objectives.

We stand ready to take more action if the Government of Israel does not take urgent steps to address the situation on the ground.

T.R.