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Outside pressure grew as Kadim and E1 moved ahead

Britain, Australia and Canada condemned the closure of the World Central Kitchen strike file as Kadim reopened, E1 tenders advanced and Human Rights Watch counted 107 emptied West Bank communities.

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The World Central Kitchen file made new outside pressure visible

Britain, Australia and Canada reacted after Israeli military prosecutors said there was no reasonable suspicion of criminal misconduct in the April 2024 drone strike that killed seven World Central Kitchen staff. The three governments said the decision, announced without further explanation, was both late and inadequate. World Central Kitchen also called the outcome deeply offensive and renewed its demand for an independent investigation. Their joint statement stressed that 186 humanitarian workers were killed in 2025 and that Gaza had become the world's deadliest place to deliver aid.[1]

Kadim and E1 pushed the line on the ground the same day

On the ground, settlement policy kept moving. Thirty families returned to Kadim near Jenin after the government lifted a twenty-year ban on settlement there, and ministers attended the reopening ceremony. In a separate file, the E1 tender moved ahead for more than 1,200 homes within a 3,400-home plan between occupied East Jerusalem and Maale Adumim. The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Canada and Norway warned that companies taking part could face legal and reputational consequences.[2], [3]

The displacement tally keeps growing

The report, based on work in seven communities in April and May 2026, says 107 communities have fully or partly emptied since the start of 2023 and that 5,900 people have been affected by settler violence. It says the attacks intensified during the first two months of the war. The text also calls for targeted sanctions, suspension of weapons transfers and trade restrictions tied to illegal settlements.[4]

References

  1. News sourceThe GuardianThree governments call Israel's closed file on the World Central Kitchen strike shameful↩
  2. News sourceBBC NewsIsrael reopened Kadim, the last West Bank settlement it evacuated in 2005↩
  3. News sourceAl JazeeraSeven governments warned companies of legal consequences over Israel's E1 settlement tenders↩
  4. News sourceAl JazeeraHuman Rights Watch counts 107 displaced communities in the West Bank↩
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