A senior British official told ynet regarding his country's decision to impose sanctions on settlements in Judea and Samaria that "the extremists have completely lost it, the violence is severe." According to him, "more than 2,200 Palestinians have been displaced from their homes since January. From the British government's perspective, it's impossible to ignore this. They felt they had to do something. Israel hasn't told us what steps it will take in response. If there are steps, you enter into a tit-for-tat and that doesn't benefit anyone. UK-Israel relations are strong."