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Britain Committed to Syria Sanctions after Brexit

A woman walks past a poster depicting Syria's president Bashar Assad in Damascus, Syria, March 5, 2020. (Reuters)
A woman walks past a poster depicting Syria's president Bashar Assad in Damascus, Syria, March 5, 2020. (Reuters)
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Britain Committed to Syria Sanctions after Brexit

A woman walks past a poster depicting Syria's president Bashar Assad in Damascus, Syria, March 5, 2020. (Reuters)
A woman walks past a poster depicting Syria's president Bashar Assad in Damascus, Syria, March 5, 2020. (Reuters)

Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office announced on Friday that it was committed to holding to account officials responsible for war crimes in Syria.

As Brexit came into effect, the office issued a statement explaining that sanctions it used to impose through the European Union against president Bashar Assad's regime and its enablers will now be implemented autonomously, through UK regulations.

As a result, the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on December 31, 2020, it said.

They are intended to ensure that certain sanctions measures relating to Syria continue to operate effectively.

This sanctions regime “is aimed at encouraging the government of Syria to refrain from actions, policies or activities which repress the civilian population in Syria and participate in negotiations in good faith to reach a negotiated political settlement to bring about a peaceful solution to the conflict in Syria.”

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Israel Issues Evacuation Warning for Five Southern Lebanese Towns

A civil defense member walks among the debris at the site of an Israeli strike in Beirut's Basta neighborhood, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, Lebanon November 23, 2024. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
A civil defense member walks among the debris at the site of an Israeli strike in Beirut's Basta neighborhood, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, Lebanon November 23, 2024. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
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Israel Issues Evacuation Warning for Five Southern Lebanese Towns

A civil defense member walks among the debris at the site of an Israeli strike in Beirut's Basta neighborhood, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, Lebanon November 23, 2024. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
A civil defense member walks among the debris at the site of an Israeli strike in Beirut's Basta neighborhood, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, Lebanon November 23, 2024. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

The Israeli army issued a statement on Sunday requesting the residents of five towns in southern Lebanon to evacuate in anticipation of airstrikes, while warning residents not to head south.
The military told the residents of Zawtar al-Sharqiya, Zawtar al-Gharbiya, Arnoun, Yuhmor, and al-Qusayba, to evacuate their homes immediately and move north of the Awwali River.
“You must evacuate immediately to the north of Awwali River to ensure your safety, you must evacuate without delay. Anyone near Hezbollah fighters, facilities or weapons is putting their life at risk”, added the statement.
In a separate statement, the army said that sirens sounded in central Israel due to Hezbollah rockets fired from Lebanon.
It added that six projectiles were detected crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory, and that its air forces intercepted five of the rockets, while the last one landed in an open area.