European leaders demand Israel halt controversial E1 settlement project in West Bank

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European leaders have called on Israel to halt the E1 settlement project in the West Bank, which aims to further separate east Jerusalem from the West Bank. The project, approved last year, is highly contentious due to the area's predominantly Palestinian population and the political sensitivities involved.

The E1 plan was green-lit by Israel last year and would further separate east Jerusalem, occupied and annexed by Israel and predominantly inhabited by Palestinians, from the West Bank.