Current sectionWest Bank News'Breach of International Law' U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Norway and the Netherlands warned contractors who bid on E1 housing construction tenders risk 'legal and reputational consequences' as the project will damage the chance of future Palestinian territorial continuityShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe06:42 PM • May 22 2026 IDTMajor Western nations called on Israel to halt its controversial E1 settlement project that would slice through land which the Palestinians seek for a state, and warned contractors not to participate in tenders for the construction of housing units in the area, which are expected to open in early June, in a joint statement issued on Friday. In the News'Dressed as non-Muslim': Palestinian Star Elyanna Sparks Acclaim and ControversyWestern Nations Demand Israel Halt Contentious Construction in West Bank E1 AreaReport: U.S. Fired More Interceptors Than Israel in Latest War With IranAt Least 10 Killed in Israeli Strikes in Lebanon, Health Ministry Says'We Were Like Animals': Gaza Flotilla Activists Detail Arrest by IsraelRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIICC Prosecutor Seeks Warrants for Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, Other Israeli OfficialsBen-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla ActivistsThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in KentuckyIsraeli Settler Filmed Abusing Palestinian-owned Dog in West BankUnmoved by Trump's Ticking Clock, Iran Forms a New Reality in the Persian Gulf`World Leaders Summon Israeli Envoys Over Ben-Gvir Gaza Flotilla Activists Video