World · 21 August 2026
UK, France, Germany, Italy and Canada condemn Israel's West Bank settlement project
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The UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Canada have called Israel's decision to build 1,200 new homes in the occupied West Bank "unacceptable." Israel's housing ministry issued a tender on Wednesday for the homes in the E1 area, which critics say would cut the West Bank in two. The UN Secretary-General additionally remarked that the E1 plan presents an "existential threat" to a contiguous Palestinian state.
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