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Israel warned it would retaliate if the United Kingdom imposes sanctions, after UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy's successor Ed Miliband pledged a 'comprehensive reset' of British policy toward Israel. Tensions escalated further as UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham's government prepared to announce a raft of measures targeting the occupied West Bank, including a ban on goods from illegal Israeli settlements, prompting Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar to warn, 'If Britain acts against Israel, Israel will act against Britain.' Amid the rising friction, Middle East Eye published a historical account detailing how Israel armed Argentina's military dictatorship during the 1980s Falklands War, resulting in the deaths of dozens of British soldiers, framing it as relevant context to the current diplomatic standoff between London and Jerusalem.