Grp of leading frmr #UK ambassadors & high commissioners has called on UK gov 2 threaten action against any companies bidding 2 build illegal #Israeli settlement “designed 2 divide #WestBank in 2 & destroy Palestine’s viability”.

In letter publishd in #TheGuardian, 32 frmr diplomats sed tenders 4 planned #E1 settlement, which would involve construction of 3,400 houses on “#Palestinian soil” as part of Israel’s “systemic West Bank annexation”, were due 2 b issued June 1

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/07/uk-government-urged-to-act-over-proposed-israeli-settlement

UK government urged to act over proposed illegal Israeli settlement

Former diplomats say ministers must threaten action against any companies bidding to build E1 settlement of 3,400 houses in West Bank

The Guardian