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Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar speaks during a ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, July 1, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 1, 2026, 10:02 pm
Sa’ar threatens retaliation if UK imposes sanctions on West Bank settlements
Foreign minister says Jerusalem ‘will act,’ London will regret actions after British counterpart reiterates ‘comprehensive measures’ over E1 project to be unveiled soon
By Nava Freiberg and Agencies
Personnel work at the US-led Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC), in the southern town of Kiryat Gat, on November 19, 2025. (Ahikam Seri / AFP)
August 28, 2026, 11:04 am
UK: Expelling us from Gaza coordination center would ‘undermine’ peace efforts
London stresses commitment to seeing UN-backed Gaza plan through, notes its involvement comes at request of US, as Jerusalem reportedly weighs booting British officials from center
By ToI Staff
Former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar party, speaks at an agriculture-focused election campaign conference at the Drom HaSharon Regional Council building in central Israel on July 27, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 27, 2026, 4:05 pm
Eisenkot says two-state solution ‘delusional’ post-Oct. 7, but E1 settlement plan a ‘mistake’
Yashar party chief, leading in election polls, blasts Smotrich and Ben Gvir for spiraling settler violence, says IDF has ‘lost control’ in West Bank
By ToI Staff
Personnel work at the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC), a command center in the southern Israeli town of Kiryat Gat, on November 19, 2025. (Ahikam Seri / AFP)
August 27, 2026, 1:22 pm
Israel weighs expelling UK officials from Gaza coordination center amid settlements row
Source says more extreme measures also under consideration; UK official says ‘payback’ expected as London hardens stance on Israel’s contentious E1 settlements plan
By Nava Freiberg, ToI Staff and Reuters
This picture taken from the E1 area northeast of Jerusalem shows vehicles moving along a highway near the West Bank settlement of Ma'ale Adumim on February 4, 2026. (AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP)
August 21, 2026, 11:51 pm
US stresses opposition to Israeli West Bank annexation but avoids condemning E1 plan
Trump administration says it wants to see ‘a stable West Bank’ as top EU official, FMs of several Arab and Muslim nations denounce Jerusalem over controversial settlement project
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
View of the area of the planned E1 project between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim, seen August 21, 2025. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
August 21, 2026, 12:00 am
EU said readying cross-industry sanctions against Israel over E1 settlement project
Brussels reportedly devised list of sanctions — said to cover academics, commerce and security — for use if construction begins in area seen as key to future Palestinian state
By ToI Staff and Nava Freiberg
A sign seized by Israeli police after the protester was arrested, June 6, 2026 (Israel Police Spokesperson)
August 20, 2026, 10:41 am
Western allies rebuke Israel over West Bank plan, Gaza probes, ‘inhumane’ rhetoric
Britain summons envoy to protest E1 settlement project, as does Australia for IDF decision to end investigation of aid workers’ killing, while Europeans condemn Ben Gvir’s Gaza remarks
By ToI Staff
This picture taken from the E1 area northeast of Jerusalem shows vehicles moving along a highway near the West Bank settlement of Ma'ale Adumim on February 4, 2026. (AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP)
August 19, 2026, 1:10 pm
Government opens bidding to build 1,200 homes in controversial E1 settlement project
Construction in area east of Jerusalem would split up West Bank and deal blow to hopes for a contiguous Palestinian state; Peace Now: Tender seeks to tie next government’s hands
By ToI Staff
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a press conference announcing his plans to approve more than 3,000 housing units in the E1 settlement project between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim on August 14, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 5, 2026, 6:39 pm
85 House Dems urge Trump to back up anti-annexation rhetoric with action against E1 settlements
In letter to Rubio obtained by ToI, US lawmakers warn ‘window for meaningful intervention’ against project, which cuts off Palestinian contiguity in the West Bank, is rapidly closing
By Jacob Magid
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a press conference announcing his plans to approve more than 3,000 housing units in the E1 West Bank settlement project between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim on August 14, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 9, 2026, 5:24 pm
Germany calls on Israel to halt E1 West Bank settlement plan, warns of instability risk
IDF arrests two Palestinian brothers after attempted settler attack on West Bank village; no Israelis detained; military probing series of overnight attacks on Palestinian school, vehicles
By Reuters, Stav Levaton and Noam Lehmann
View of the area of the planned E1 project between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim, seen August 21, 2025. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
January 7, 2026, 4:27 am
Last hurdle cleared to start controversial E1 settlement project near Jerusalem
Government issues tender for 3,401 housing units in area east of capital, which both critics and proponents say will effectively block a contiguous Palestinian state in the West Bank
By AP and ToI Staff
New buildings at a construction site in the West Bank settlement of Maale Adumim, February 29, 2024. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
November 9, 2025, 3:29 pm
Tenders for record number of West Bank settlement housing units published in 2025
Some 5,667 housing units will be built when the tenders are awarded, will house 25,000 residents; previous high was in 2018 when tenders for just over 3,800 homes were published
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a signing ceremony for the E1 settlement project in Ma'ale Adumim on September 11, 2025. (Maayan Toaf/GPO)
September 12, 2025, 1:21 pm
At Ma’ale Adumim, Netanyahu buried the two-state solution
Paperwork signed by PM in settlement city east of Jerusalem enables construction in E1 area, intended to house 20,000 Israelis within 10-15 years, ensuring no territorial contiguity for Palestinians
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves as he arrives to attend a signing ceremony for a framework agreement to speed up development in the West Bank settlement of Ma'ale Adumim, September 11, 2025. (Menahem KAHANA / AFP)
September 11, 2025, 11:38 pm
‘There will be no Palestinian state’: Netanyahu signs plan for E1 settlement expansion
PM declares ‘this place belongs to us’ during signing ceremony in Ma’ale Adumim, as Smotrich vows that the next step is annexation of the West Bank
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A picture taken from the E1 corridor, a sensitive area of the West Bank, looking eastward towards the Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Adumim with the Jordan Valley in the background, June 30, 2020. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
September 7, 2025, 4:56 pm
Netanyahu to sign E1 ‘framework agreement’ in Ma’ale Adumim this week – report
Ma’ale Adumim mayor insists time is ripe for annexing West Bank, but says he’s unaware of intention to ink a deal with the PM on plan for controversial settlement expansion
By Jeremy Sharon
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