Wong 'outraged' at Israeli decision to not criminally investigate Zomi Frankcom killing – video
'Australia is outraged by the Israeli government's decision to not pursue any criminal proceedings against those responsible for killing Zomi Frankcom and her World Central Kitchen colleagues,' foreign minister Penny Wong says after a meeting with Israeli ambassador Hillel Newman. Wong says the Israeli government did not provide enough notice for the Australian government to alert Frankcom's…
The UK has summoned Israel's charge d'affaires and demanded a halt to a major West Bank settlement project. The project, known as E1, has drawn international condemnation and involves the construction of over 1,200 homes. According to Middle East Eye, UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband described the move as an "unacceptable and destructive act" that threatens peace, security, and the prospects for a viable Palestinian state.
Miliband reportedly told Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar that the Israeli government must halt E1 plans immediately, retract the tender, and stop all settlement expansion. The UK Foreign Secretary also promised a "comprehensive set of measures" to respond to Israeli government policies, including sanctions targeting those involved in illegal settlement expansion.
The E1 settlement project is a widely condemned Israeli plan that would cut across land the Palestinians seek for a state, and has been under consideration for development for more than two decades. It was frozen due to US pressure during previous administrations, but Israel has now opened tenders for about 1,200 homes to be built in the occupied West Bank.
Brief written by urgent.news from Al-Monitor, Middle East Eye, The National Business, The National UAE, Ajel English — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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