UK summons Israeli envoy over new West Bank settlement plan
At a glance
- UK summons Israeli chargé d'affaires over new settlement tender in West Bank.
- British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband demands Israel halt the 'E1 plan'.
- Australia also summoned the Israeli ambassador over an aid worker's death in Gaza.
Story so far
The United Kingdom has strongly condemned Israel's decision to issue a new tender for a settlement project known as the 'E1 plan' in the occupied West Bank. British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has called for the plan to be stopped immediately and has summoned the Israeli chargé d'affaires in protest. Separately, Australia has also protested to Israel over the 2024 death of an aid worker in Gaza, following an Israeli military decision not to pursue criminal proceedings in the case.
Latest development
The UK has summoned the Israeli chargé d'affaires to protest a new tender for a controversial Jewish settlement project in the occupied West Bank, a move condemned by the British Foreign Secretary.
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برطانیہ نے مقبوضہ مغربی کنارے میں نئی غیر قانونی بستیوں کے معاملے پر اسرائیلی ناظم امورکو طلب کر لیا
برطانیہ نے اسرائیل کی جانب سے نئے متنازع یہودی آبادکاری منصوبے کیلئے ٹینڈر جاری کرنے کی مذمت کرتے ہوئے اسرائیلی ناظم امور کو طلب کر کے احتجاج کیا۔
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