The British government examined suspending the 2019 continuity trade agreement with Israel, but the plan was stopped at the last moment, according to a report. The assessment weighed revoking preferential tariff treatment for Israeli goods amid UK responses to the war in Gaza and Judea and Samaria. The existing agreement remains in force.
A new report indicates that the United Kingdom examined suspending its post-Brexit continuity trade agreement with Israel last year, but the move was halted at the last moment. The report comes amid ongoing diplomatic tensions between the two countries over Israeli operations in Gaza and Judea and Samaria.
As The Zioneer reported in August 2025, the British government conducted an economic impact assessment on revoking the preferential tariff treatment granted to Israeli goods under the 2019 agreement. That assessment was conducted by the Department for Business and Trade, according to a Sky News report cited by N12 journalist Asaf Rozentzweig. The existing agreement has remained in force, despite the UK having suspended negotiations on a new free trade deal in May 2025.
The new report, circulated in Israeli media, adds that the suspension plan was stopped at the last moment, though it does not specify who made the decision or the precise timing. The report's details remain unverified by The Zioneer.
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