UK Trade Unions Back Motion to Boycott and Sanction Israel

British trade unions have approved a motion calling for a boycott of and sanctions against Israel, according to a report by Al Jazeera.

The motion, passed at a gathering of UK trade unions, demands that action be taken to oppose what it calls the "catastrophic destruction of Gaza" as well as violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reported.

Details of the specific measures called for under the boycott and sanctions motion, including which sectors or entities might be targeted, were not immediately available in the report.

The move adds to a wider pattern of trade union and civil society bodies in several countries that have in recent months debated or adopted resolutions related to the war in Gaza and the situation in the occupied West Bank, though the scope and enforceability of such union motions vary widely and typically depend on voluntary member action rather than binding legal measures.

Al Jazeera did not specify in the excerpt reviewed whether the Israeli government or Israeli officials had responded to the motion at the time of publication.

This is a developing story and further details on the motion's specific provisions and reactions from involved parties were not available at the time of this report.