{
  "id": 2032274,
  "title": "UK summons Israel’s charge d'affaires over ‘destructive’ West Bank settlement tender",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/uk-summons-israels-charge-daffaires-over-destructive-west-bank",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T22:59:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2026/08/19/uk-summons-israels-charge-daffaires-over-destructive-west-bank-settlement-tender/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The UK has summoned Israel's charge d'affaires over Israel's decision to launch a tender for the West Bank E1 settlement project, which has been widely condemned as destructive. The UK's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband expressed strong opposition to the project, stating that Israel must halt the plans immediately and retract the tender. The E1 settlement project would cut across land Palestinians seek for a state, potentially endangering the viability of a two-state solution and threatening peace and security. The UK has been vocal in its opposition to the E1 project and supports a two-state solution as the only way to ensure long-term security and peace for both Palestinians and Israelis.",
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        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "UK summons Israel’s charge d'affaires over ‘destructive’ West Bank settlement tender",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/uk-summons-israels-charge-daffaires-over-destructive-west-bank-2037296",
        "published": "2026-08-19T22:59:08.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}