Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski on Poland's military strength:
"We have more tanks and more brigades than Germany, France and Britain combined that we could deploy."
Saudi Arabia is running low on missile interceptors as it faces continued attacks from the Houthis and has asked France, the UK, Pakistan and Egypt for air-defense support. - AP
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte: The UK has a huge advantage when it comes to innovation, technology, universities. The UK is at the forefront.
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on Iran:
"I wasn't in favor of us joining the action at the start of the conflict with Iran.
I think Keir Starmer made the right call. I think it was a hard call to make because it's not what British prime ministers tend to do."
U.K. representative to the UN Security Council:
The escalation in Yemen is happening with the backing of the Islamic Republic. There must be one clear message, putting an end to the Houthis.
UK PM Andy Burnham is considering whether to help Saudi Arabia counter Houthi attacks, per Bloomberg. Riyadh has requested a range of diplomatic and military support amid UK concerns over a worsening economic hit from the escalating conflict.
The asks include operational support to repel the Iran-backed group's push along Yemen's Red Sea coast toward the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and help defending Saudi oil infrastructure from strikes.
Earlier today, a chartered night train carrying Boris Johnson, German Chancellor Merz's top security adviser, and security advisers from the UK, France, and Italy was stopped near the Polish border after a Russian drone struck the locomotiv...
Earlier today, a chartered night train carrying Boris Johnson, German Chancellor Merz's top security adviser, and security advisers from the UK, France, and Italy was stopped near the Polish border after a Russian drone struck the locomotive of a passenger train traveling the same route. The group was returning from the YES security conference in Kyiv. Their train was partially evacuated at 5am before an all-clear was given. On the Polish side, jets scrambled and sirens sounded.
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Israel has expelled British soldiers from the West Bank who were monitoring settler violence and feeding intelligence to the Trump administration, The Telegraph reports. The expulsion followed British sanctions on Israeli settlements.
Israel and Lebanon hold another round of negotiations next Tuesday and Wednesday in Rome, Kan News reports.
The talks focus in part on establishing a force to verify designated pilot areas are cleared of Hezbollah. Israel opposes French and British participation, while the U.S. seeks to expand the areas handed to the Lebanese army.
UK representative: Iran failed to adhere to International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions and did not cooperate with the agency. Inspectors were unable to reach Iranian nuclear facilities.
UK Government: Houthis bear full responsibility for Yemen crisis.
NATO forces disrupted a covert Russian undersea operation near Norway's Svalbard earlier this year, two Western officials told Reuters.
Russia's GUGI directorate was rehearsing the use of technology to disable seabed cables while masking attribution. British, Norwegian and U.S. forces confronted the vessels before the exercise was completed.
Reporter: Britain, France, and Canada have imposed sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank. What is your reaction?
Trump: I will be speaking to Israel and to them, and I will find out what’s their thinking.
I understand exactly what’s going on, but I want to find out why all of a sudden that happened.
The IAEA Board of Governors voted 23 in favor to refer Iran's nuclear file back to the UN Security Council. The resolution was drafted by the U.S., U.K., France and Germany, citing Iran's failure to meet its NPT non-proliferation obligations.
Eight nations welcomed Britain's ban on Judea and Samaria settlement imports: Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan and Indonesia.
UK PM Burnham: The risk of the collapse of a two-state solution should concern us all, and it is an agreement that is "dying before our eyes". Britain is leading on the world stage, it is right that we have taken the action that we have, standing up for freedom, morality, justice.
UK PM Burnham: AI poses risks to our national security but it can also be the source of solutions to keeping us safer
UK PM Andy Burnham on the Israel sanctions: "Britain is showing leadership on the world stage."
Britain scaled back its sanctions against Israel after warnings from American officials, having initially weighed far broader and harsher measures. - Israel Hayom
The head of British air traffic control company NATS ruled out the possibility that a cyber attack caused the widespread malfunction that disrupted more than 1,000 flights at major UK airports in recent days.
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Israel has notified Britain that its consulate in East Jerusalem must close within 30 days, per Reuters.
To understand some of Israel’s frustration with the UK sanctioning Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria:
In February 2025, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas “repealed” the Martyrs Fund. Under the replacement system, the family of a t...
To understand some of Israel’s frustration with the UK sanctioning Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria:
In February 2025, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas “repealed” the Martyrs Fund. Under the replacement system, the family of a terrorist killed while carrying out a suicide bombing or other terror attack, or a terrorist sitting in prison, still collects monthly PA martyrs fund payments, but must qualify based on “socioeconomic need.”
In short, “pay for slay” is still running.
In June 2026, the UK announced at least £10 million in additional financial assistance to the PA for 2026.
In September 2026, the UK sanctioned Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria, banning imports from them outright.
Rubio on the Judea and Samaria: "We're not going to do what the UK did today, but I don't have any comment on it."
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar:
We will prevent 12 British elected officials from entering Israel.
NEW: Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar in Response to UK Sanctions:
We are shutting down the British consulate in Jerusalem.
We will expel British representatives from the International Gaza Support Center in Kiryat Gat.
