Ed Miliband: “We must and we will ensure this never happens again. So we will ban the advertising in the UK of illegal settlements.”

In the coming weeks the UK would set out a series of measures to respond to Israeli government policies.

I utterly reject the idea that we want to make Israel a pariah state. I couldn’t have been more clear in my statement about our friendship with the Israeli people and indeed our wish to have trade with green line Israel.

What has occurred, including the actions of the IDF, have been examined in depth by a number of organisations, including the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry.

I pledge we will continue to do everything we can to provide all the humanitarian support possible to help the people of Gaza.