Britain summoned Israel's chargé d'affaires on August 20, 2026, after Israeli authorities opened bidding for over 1,200 homes in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank, east of Jerusalem. Israel's foreign minister rejected the UK's demand to halt the settlement project.
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Britain summoned Israel’s chargé d’affaires after Israel opened bidding for more than 1,200 homes in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank, east of Jerusalem, and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband demanded that Israel halt the project, withdraw the tender and stop settlement expansion [aa.com.tr#1][thenationalnews.com#1][middleeasteye.net#1][aawsat.com#1][al-monitor.com#1][bbc.co.uk#1][minutemirror.co
Britain said on Wednesday it had summoned Israel's charge d'affaires and demanded a halt to a major West Bank settlement project after Israeli authorities opened bidding for more than 1,200 homes in the area. The E1 plan, green-lit by Israel last year, has drawn international condemnation, with the UN secretary general saying at the time that it posed an "existential threat" to a contiguous Palest
Israel's foreign minister on Thursday slammed a demand by the UK government to halt a major settlement project in the occupied West Bank, after Israeli authorities opened bidding for more than 1,200 homes in the area. Britain said it had summoned Israel's charge d'affairs over the E1 plan, which was green-lit by Israel last year and has drawn international condemnation. The UN secretary general sa