UK's settlement measures show it will 'not acquiesce' in two-state solution's destruction: Foreign minister

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said Thursday that the UK’s measures targeting illegal Israeli settlements show it will "not acquiesce" in the destruction of the two-state solution, which he warned is under unprecedented threat.

In a video message shared on the US social media platform X, Miliband recalled Britain's recognition of the state of Palestine a year ago at the UN in New York, describing the move as "long overdue."

"The two-state solution is under threat as never before from the Israeli government's actions," he said.

He said Britain is moving to ban imports from illegal Israeli settlements and cut off financing, construction and other services that facilitate settlement expansion.

"The set of measures I have announced represents a clear message to the government of Israel, to the Palestinians in the occupied territories, and to the world that we will not acquiesce in the destruction of the two-state solution," he said.

Miliband also said that Britain is announcing further humanitarian support this week for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank.

He called on the Israeli government to "immediately and permanently lift restrictions on aid."

The foreign secretary said Britain would continue international efforts for accountability and to end the conflict.