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  "id": 2329721,
  "title": "France and European allies press Israel to abandon West Bank settlement plan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/france-and-european-allies-press-israel-to-abandon-west-bank",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T07:01:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20260821-france-and-european-allies-press-israel-to-abandon-west-bank-settlement-plan"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "France has joined Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom in calling on Israel to halt the expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank and immediately withdraw tenders issued this week for more than 1,200 new homes under the controversial E1 project.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Seven nations urge Israel to halt E1 settlement project in West Bank",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/seven-nations-urge-israel-to-halt-e1-settlement-project-in-west-bank",
        "published": "2026-08-21T04:12:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Israeli settlers return to Kadim in West Bank two decades after it was evacuated",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/israeli-settlers-return-to-kadim-in-west-bank-two-decades-after-it",
        "published": "2026-08-21T05:00:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Malaysia denounces Israel's E1 settlement expansion in occupied West Bank",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/malaysia-denounces-israels-e1-settlement-expansion-in-occupied-west",
        "published": "2026-08-21T06:34:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Europe, Canada condemn Israeli plans for new West Bank settlement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/europe-canada-condemn-israeli-plans-for-new-west-bank-settlement",
        "published": "2026-08-21T07:56:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "European leaders condemn Israel’s West Bank settlement project",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/european-leaders-condemn-israels-west-bank-settlement-project",
        "published": "2026-08-21T08:41:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}