{
  "id": 9399827,
  "title": "Exclusive-US drafted a memo condemning UK over West Bank sanctions. It was never released",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/exclusive-us-drafted-a-memo-condemning-uk-over-west-bank-sanctions-it",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T19:46:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/exclusive-us-drafted-memo-condemning-uk-over-west-bank-sanctions-it-was-never"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US officials drafted a statement condemning plans by the UK, France and Canada to block imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The statement was attributed to Secretary of State but it was never released.\n\nThe UK, France and Canada had planned to impose sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank. This move was reportedly met with opposition from the US.\n\nA car-ramming attack occurred at a checkpoint in the West Bank, resulting in a soldier being seriously injured. According to CBS News, the soldier was Neria Leiter, son of Israel's ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter. Neria Leiter was serving as a reservist in the Israel Defense Forces. The attacker was eliminated by security forces.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "IDF soldier seriously hurt in car-ramming attack in West Bank; assailant shot dead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/idf-soldier-seriously-hurt-in-car-ramming-attack-in-west-bank",
        "published": "2026-09-23T16:09:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "US drafted memo condemning UK over West Bank sanctions. It was never released",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/us-drafted-memo-condemning-uk-over-west-bank-sanctions-it-was-never",
        "published": "2026-09-23T18:52:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "IDF announces rotation of forces in Syria, West Bank regions amid High Holy Days, terror attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/idf-announces-rotation-of-forces-in-syria-west-bank-regions-amid-high",
        "published": "2026-09-23T21:54:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}