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Former Israeli prime minister backs UK’s sanctions on West Bank settlers

Ehud Olmert criticises Israeli government after it reacted furiously and shut down the UK consulate in East Jerusalem

The Independent UK

Miliband ‘regrets’ Israeli response to West Bank trade ban

The Foreign Secretary’s announcement of the ban triggered a diplomatic row, with Israel closing the British consulate in East Jerusalem.

Evening Standard

UK, France, ⁠Canada sanction Israeli West Bank goods

Israel said on Tuesday it was closing Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem in response to plans by the UK, France and Canada to block imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Julie Norman, Associate Fellow with the Middle East and North Africa Programme…

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11 European nations and Canada announce trade sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband accused "settler terrorists" of "ethnic cleansing" in areas of the West Bank and said the UK was bringing in an "import ban on goods from illegal settlements." Israel closed the British consulate in Jerusalem in response.

Euronews

UK-Israel spat gets ugly: Tel Aviv to close British consulate in Jerusalem over sanctions on settlers

Israel on Tuesday announced plans to close Britain’s consulate in East Jerusalem and take further measures against the UK. The move comes in retaliation for London’s sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said.

The Times of India

Israel is cementing its control over the West Bank and East Jerusalem while the world is distracted

With the world’s attention focused on the ongoing US-Iran conflict and the delicate negotiations over the fate of Gaza, it’s easy to overlook what’s happening in the other occupied Palestinian territories.

The Conversation

European leaders demand Israel halt controversial E1 settlement project in West Bank

The E1 plan was green-lit by Israel last year and would further separate east Jerusalem, occupied and annexed by Israel and predominantly inhabited by Palestinians, from the West Bank.

Euronews

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Over 75% of adults in global survey have no confidence in Trump

KYODO — An average of 76% of adults surveyed in 35 countries, the West Bank and East Jerusalem, have no confidence in US President Donald Trump's leadership of global affairs, with ratings for the United States negative in many places in Europe and Asia, an established research institute said Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

Fact check: Can EU countries restrict or ban Israeli settlement imports?

Several EU states are weighing measures against goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights – all considered illegal under international law. Some argue that rules that exclude such goods from Israel’s tariff-free trade deal are not being properly enforced.

Euronews

Real estate event in London ‘advertised sale of land in illegal Israeli settlements’

Pamphlets from event featured projects in West Bank and East Jerusalem despite previous denials by organisers

The Guardian - UK

The secret mission to rescue the UN’s vital Palestinian refugee archive

Millions of documents chronicling generations of trauma saved from Gaza and East Jerusalem in 10-month Unrwa operation

The Guardian - UK

Dignity and resolve: Francesca Albanese’s When the World Sleeps humanises Palestinian lives

Francesca Albanese, an Italian lawyer and scholar, is the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, comprising the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem. Her job is to report to the UN on the human rights situation in these territories.

The Conversation

Israel and Iran exchange strikes on Persian New Year as war jolts energy markets

Activists reported hearing strikes around Iran’s capital, Tehran, just as blasts were heard in East Jerusalem with sirens and booms sounding across the city.

Euronews

Israel bulldozes Unrwa headquarters in East Jerusalem

Palestinian refugee agency compound is demolished, while teargas is fired at UN vocational school in West Bank

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The Independent UK

UN Palestinian aid agency says Israeli police 'forcibly entered' compound in Jerusalem

Israeli police have forcibly entered the compound of a United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees in East Jerusalem

The Guardian - UK

‘I have been defeated’: hundreds of Palestinians face eviction from East Jerusalem

Residents in Batn al-Hawa have all but given up hope and blame the Gaza war which, they say, has created ‘an atmosphere of hate’ towards them

The Conversation

Overwhelming evidence of genocide against Palestinians: a legal expert unpacks the UN report on Gaza

On September 16, 2025, the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the occupied Palestinian territory including East Jerusalem and Israel issued its third report on the situation in Gaza since October 7, 2023.

Euronews

EU signs €400 million financial agreement for Palestine

The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a financing facility with the Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) to support the Palestinian private sector, amid rising tensions in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

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Palestine as a state – what would that actually look like?

For a Palestinian state to be internationally recognised and built, Israel’s current government would need to halt its relentless opposition to Palestinian statehood and Israel’s main ally, the United States, would need to agree on a two-state solution, which it no longer does.

The Conversation

UK and other Western nations recognize Palestinian state ahead of UN meetings – but symbolic action won’t make statehood happen

Recognition of a Palestinian state is likely to dominate proceedings at the U.N. beginning Sept 23, 2025, when world leaders will gather for the annual general assembly.

Al Jazeera

Israel’s Netanyahu says ‘there will be no Palestinian state’

Israeli prime minister signs agreement to move ahead with expanded settlement plan that would bisect occupied West Bank.

Al Jazeera

Shooting in occupied East Jerusalem kills six, Israeli authorities say

Paramedics say at least 12 people are injured in the morning attack with six in “serious condition”.

Al Jazeera

How the world is reacting to Israel’s settlement plan in occupied West Bank

Plans to develop the illegal E1 settlement, which would jeopardise a future Palestinian state, widely condemned.

The Independent UK

New Israeli settlement to split East Jerusalem from occupied West Bank

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The Conversation

Beyond recognition: the challenges of creating a new Palestinian state are so formidable, is it even possible?

Australia will recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly meeting in September, joining the United Kingdom, Canada and France in taking the historic step.

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