France, along with other key European leaders, calls on Israel to stop a West Bank settlement expansion plan and withdraw associated tenders. The push targets a proposal to build more than 1,200 homes in the occupied West Bank under the E1 project.
Across the reports, France is described as joining Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom (with Britain cited in one account) in publicly criticising the plan. The countries demand that the proposed housing development be withdrawn and that settlement expansion come to an end. RFI notes that the call also includes withdrawing tenders issued during the week for the new homes, framing the latest steps as part of the broader controversy around settlement activity.
The outlets present the same core message from European governments: the housing initiative is unacceptable, and the leaders urge Israel to reverse course. They do not detail Israel’s response or offer competing timelines beyond identifying the E1 project and the scale of the planned construction.
