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Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham reacts as he meets with local business owners and guests during a visit to The Hub Cafe in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, August 11, 2026. (Toby Shepheard/Pool Photo via AP)
UK’s Burnham said poised to ban trade with settlements; critics fear ‘de facto boycott’ of Israel
By ToI Staff
Reported move would be part of British response to E1 settlement expansion plan; some Labour officials warn it would be difficult to enforce; 140 party MPs sign letter of support
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)
US stresses opposition to Israeli West Bank annexation but avoids condemning E1 plan
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
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks during a conference at Tel Aviv University, May 12, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 20, 2026, 10:21 pm
‘Thou shalt not steal’: US envoy warns settlers against seizing Palestinian property
Huckabee says settlers involved could be hit with US sanctions, though adds such measures yet to be mulled; Western nations condemn Israel’s E1 West Bank settlement plan
By Reuters, Nurit Yohanan, Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
The entrance to the Central District Court in Lod. (CC BY-SA Yarin50/Wikipedia)
August 20, 2026, 7:18 pm
Court overturns order barring left-wing Israeli activist from West Bank village
In rare move, judge rejects police position accepted by lower court, asks why IDF reservist Doron Meinert was arrested on suspicion of entering closed military zone and settlers weren’t
By Nurit Yohanan
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
Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a ceremony marking the return to the former settlement of Ganim in the northern West Bank, which was evacuated in 2005 as part of Israel’s Disengagement Plan, August 13, 2026. (Hilel Ben Or/Flash90)
August 17, 2026, 4:38 pm
Katz: IDF has 2 weeks to draft plan to hand West Bank civilian enforcement to police
Defense minister’s plan, seemingly aimed at washing military’s hands of settler violence, comes amid surge in incidents, siege on Palestinians in Qusra
By Emanuel Fabian
Troops seen outside homes that had been besieged by Israeli settlers in the village of Qusra in the West Bank, on August 14, 2026. (FLASH90)
August 16, 2026, 2:01 pm
Besieged Palestinians in Qusra homes say IDF now blocking them in, fear settlers will return
Footage seems to show settlers still near W. Bank village, week after siege began; separately, 2 Israelis, 10 Palestinians hurt in Hebron clash allegedly sparked by settler attack
By Nurit Yohanan and Emanuel Fabian
Israeli settlers stand outside houses after the reopening of the settlement of Ganim in the West Bank on August 13, 2026. (ILIA YEFIMOVICH/AFP)
August 13, 2026, 5:56 pm
Families move into rebuilt West Bank settlement of Ganim, 21 years after evacuation
Some two dozen prefabricated homes installed, with construction ongoing; IDF carries out demolitions of nearby Palestinian stores and blocks roads to adjacent villages
By ToI Staff and AFP
Settlers gesture to the camera as they remain outside the besieged homes of Palestinian residents in Qusra, near Nablus in the northern West Bank, August 13, 2026 (Video screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 13, 2026, 1:02 pm
IDF removes Palestinians from homes for op said aimed at clearing harassing settlers
Army backtracks from evacuation order, but some residents say they still haven’t been allowed back into besieged Qusra home; Huckabee says IDF in Qusra at his request, slams the settlers as ‘Israeli terrorists’
By Nurit Yohanan, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Israeli soldiers stand guard next to settlers in front of Palestinian homes that they have blockaded in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the West Bank, August 12, 2026. (AP/Nidal Eshtayeh)
August 13, 2026, 2:19 am
US said fuming at Israel for allowing ‘anarchy,’ rampant settler violence in West Bank
Despite reported frustration, Trump refrains from publicly calling out Israel for not cracking down on violent settlers; he lifted sanctions against some of them when returning to office
By ToI Staff
Israeli soldiers stand guard next to settlers (front) in front of the Palestinian houses in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the West Bank, on August 12, 2026. (Zain Jaafar/AFP)
August 12, 2026, 5:34 pm
IDF fails to remove settler extremists besieging Palestinian home in West Bank
Infantry battalion dispatched to area after clashes between Israeli forces and settler activists on outskirts of Qusra hindered efforts; homeowner tells Times of Israel family still unable to leave after 4 days
By Nurit Yohanan and Emanuel Fabian
Administrative detainee Tal Yinon Dardik arrives at the Jerusalem District Court for a hearing on Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth’s appeal against a decision to release him, August 11, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 11, 2026, 9:00 pm
Court orders release of settler accused of attacking Palestinian after 38 days in custody
Dardik, alleged to have paraded a naked, bound Palestinian around his village, will remain barred from entering the West Bank except to report twice daily to a local police station
By ToI Staff
Settlers outside the home of Youssef Hassan in the West Bank village of Qusra, south of Nablus, August 10, 2026. (Courtesy)
August 10, 2026, 2:50 pm
Settlers surround Palestinian family’s West Bank home in ongoing days-long siege
Homeowner tells ToI settlers built makeshift structure in front of house on Sunday, blocking entry and exit; soldiers came to pray with group and left without removing them
By Nurit Yohanan
Finance Minister and head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich attends the party primary in Jerusalem, July 26, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 7, 2026, 12:38 pm
Smotrich placates coalition on Haredi draft, but pays a cost among settler base
After voting last month to keep ultra-Orthodox evaders out of jail, far-right minister risks losing onetime supporters who serve in IDF and bear heavy burden in wartime
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Minister of Defense Israel Katz announces that he's replacing the IDF's top West Bank general, on Channel 14, August 2, 2026. (Screenshot)
August 3, 2026, 5:17 am
Katz announces on TV he’s replacing top West Bank general; IDF says he’ll stay in his role
Open dispute erupts between army and defense minister, who tells right-wing Channel 14 live studio audience that Maj. Gen. Bluth acted against his policy on violent settler, names Bluth’s successor, and declares he has ‘absolute control over what is necessary’ in IDF
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Israeli settlers carry cardboard boxes from a building under construction in the Palestinian village of Tell, in the West Bank, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
July 31, 2026, 8:30 pm
Palestinian shot by troops amid clash with settlers near Tell, week after deadly gunfight
IDF says it opened fire on stone thrower, as settlers hold march through West Bank’s Area A in memory of two Israelis killed last week; some vandalize cemetery in Nablus area
By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and AFP
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