Britain's explanation for the personal sanctions - and the response of the bereaved father

Britain imposed personal sanctions on Eliav Libi, a bereaved father working to establish farms and settlements in Judea and Samaria, claiming he is involved in harming Palestinians. Libi, who lost his son David in Gaza in May 2025, responded that the sanctions do not deter him and that the loss of his son is the heaviest price.

Britain imposed personal sanctions on five Israelis, including Eliav Libi, a bereaved father whose son David was killed in the northern Gaza Strip in May 2025. Libi works to establish farms and new settlement points in Judea and Samaria with the aim of creating a settlement continuum, and calls for the cancellation of the Oslo Accords and settlement in Areas A and B. The British Foreign Office defined him as an "extremist settler" involved in threats and violence against Palestinians. Libi responded that the sanctions do not deter him, and that the loss of his son is the heaviest price, which no economic price can equal. He called on fathers and mothers to lead change to prevent another disaster like October 7 in Judea and Samaria.