The British government says it is suspending free trade negotiations with Israel and leveling new sanctions targeting West Bank settlers as it criticizes Israel’s military actions in Gaza.

David Lammy announces the suspension of trade negotiations - as UN warns 14,000 babies are at risk of dying within 48 hours if more aid doesn’t enter Gaza quickly

Diplomats from Ireland, France, Germany and Turkey were also travelling with the delegation in the city of Jenin when the gunshots rang out on Wednesday.

The UK government has announced sanctions on Daniella Weiss, a far-right Israeli settler known as the "godmother" of the settler movement. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the move "demonstrates our determination to hold extremist settlers to account as Palestinian communities suffer violence and intimidation".

UK imposes sanctions on Israeli settlers as European leaders mount pressure on Israel to end its Gaza offensive.

Israelis, for the most part, appeared unsettled by Britain’s action. The nation remains split between those who believe the war must end and those who feel it should continue until Hamas is defeated — but both sides of that debate agree on one thing: that their country has been placed in an impossible situation.