The United Kingdom paused trade negotiations with Israel and sanctioned West Bank settlers on Tuesday as Britain’s top diplomat slammed Israel’s renewed military operation in Gaza as “morally unjustifiable” and “wholly disproportionate.

Britain, in a joint statement with France and Canada on Monday condemned the expansion of Israel's military operations in Gaza and called for restrictions on aid to be lifted. The

Britain suspended trade negotiations and the E.U. pledged to review ties as Israel’s siege of Gaza tested the limits of some of its closest European partners.