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The United Nations added 61 more companies to its database of firms operating in or profiting from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including Israeli pesticide maker ADAMA, real estate firm Alony Hetz, and Spain's Salvat Logistica. The list, which can be used by governments and activists to justify boycotts or divestment, has been a recurring point of friction between Israel and the UN. The expansion of the blacklist comes amid broader international pressure over settlement expansion and comes as several countries, including the UK, have moved to impose sanctions on West Bank settlements.