More than 100 Israeli settlers rioted in the West Bank village of Jalud, setting fire to Palestinian properties, throwing stones at Israeli security forces, and wounding three Border Police officers. The attack occurred as the military attempted to escort a displaced Palestinian family back to their home, forcing troops to retreat and preventing the family's return.
Israel has added a tender for 2,167 housing units to its controversial E1 settlement expansion plan near Jerusalem, nearly tripling the project size announced in August. Critics say the development endangers prospects for a geographically contiguous future Palestinian state by cutting across the West Bank territory.
Britain announced sanctions banning imports of goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, with reports indicating the measures also cover occupied East Jerusalem and Syria's Golan Heights. The scope of sanctions could expand or narrow based on actions of Israel's next government.
Britain, France, Canada and nine other countries announced coordinated sanctions banning imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, with UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband accusing Israel of turning a 'blind eye' to ethnic cleansing by settlers. Israel responded by announcing it would close the British Consulate in East Jerusalem.
More than 100 former French and British diplomats have issued an open letter urging French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham to impose joint sanctions on Israel, including halting arms exports and banning trade with illegal settlements in the West Bank. The diplomats warn that Israeli settlement expansion and occupation policies are erasing prospects for an independent Palestinian state.
Amnesty International released a report on June 10, 2026, accusing Israel of conducting a state-led campaign of ethnic cleansing in the occupied West Bank through accelerated settlement expansion, forced displacement of Palestinians, and annexation measures. The human rights organization characterized these actions as war crimes and crimes against humanity.
EU foreign ministers formally green-lighted sanctions targeting violent Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas stating 'extremisms and violence carry consequences.' Israeli PM Netanyahu condemned the move as 'moral bankruptcy.'
EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels are set to approve sanctions on Israeli settlers, with the breakthrough coming after Hungary's new Prime Minister Péter Magyar replaced Viktor Orbán, who had previously blocked such measures.
