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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Christopher McKeon

UK summons Israeli ambassador over West Bank settlement plan

Israel has announced it will press ahead with the E1 settlement east of Jerusalem, which would effectively cut the West Bank in two (Ohad Zwigenberg/AP) - (AP)

The Foreign Office has summoned Israeli Ambassador Tzipi Hotovely over Tel Aviv’s approval of a major settlement in Palestine’s West Bank.

The move follows Israel’s decision to go ahead with the E1 settlement east of Jerusalem, which would effectively cut the West Bank in two.

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