UK summons Israeli envoy over West Bank settlement project

In the United Kingdom on 20 August 2026, the UK summoned the Israeli envoy over Israel's E1 settlement tender in the West Bank. Haaretz reported that the UK called the tender 'unacceptable and destructive', and Israel slammed the UK's demand to halt the project. Sky News reported that Miliband clashed with Israel over the settlement.

France, Germany, the UK and Italy condemned the E1 plan, and the BBC listed Canada among the countries that did so. The Jerusalem Post reported that the UK threatened sanctions, and i24NEWS reported that US Ambassador Huckabee threatened sanctions against Israeli settlers. Al Jazeera reported that Palestinians also condemned the plan.