Israel announced a tender for 2167 illegal settlements within the scope of the E1 Project

In the statement made by the Israeli non-governmental organization "Ir Amim", it was stated that the tender will be opened on October 25.

In the statement, it was stated that the tender opening date of the Israeli Ministry of Housing and Housing for the construction of 2167 illegal settlement units within the scope of the E1 project was published on September 7, and it was noted that the tender will be held only 2 days before the elections on October 27.

The statement noted that the tender, which will be opened on October 25, will close on December 21, and said, "The new date emphasizes the government's determination to advance the E1 settlement project with all its might and to create an increasingly irreversible reality on the field before the elections." statements were included.

In the statement, which was reported that the Tel Aviv administration also published a tender date for the construction of a new commercial zone in the E1 region, it was pointed out that the illegal trade zone in question would be established by seizing 1355 decares of Palestinian land, access to the region would be provided from the direction of Jerusalem, and that with this project, the area between the illegal Maale Adumim Jewish settlement and occupied East Jerusalem would be closed and the Palestinian presence in the region would be fragmented.

In the statement, it was noted that the trade zone tender in question will be announced on November 2 and will last until January 4, 2027.

In the statement, it was reminded that the Tel Aviv administration opened a tender for 1234 illegal houses on August 18, with offers to be received immediately, and that despite the request for interim measures submitted against this step by Israeli non-governmental organizations Ir Amim, Peace Now and Bimkom, and on behalf of the Palestinian residents, the tender continued unhindered due to the rejection decision of the Jerusalem District Court on September 8.

In the statement, the international community was called for urgent accountability to prevent the E1 illegal settlement project.

"E1 Project" that will expand the occupation in Palestine

Israel had launched the "E1 Project" to connect the "Maale Adumim" Jewish settlement, built near the Palestinian neighborhood Ayzeriya, which was historically a part of East Jerusalem but remained in the West Bank part of the Separation (Shame) Wall, to the road leading to West Jerusalem.

In this context, 12 thousand acres of Palestinian land were seized in 1999 to build thousands of illegal residences and hotels in the region.

The Israeli administration had frozen the "E1 Project", which was said to prevent the establishment of the State of Palestine, due to pressure from previous US administrations.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the "E1 Project" in September 2025, which will effectively divide the occupied West Bank into two.

With the "E1 Project", Israel aims to de facto divide the West Bank into two and cut off the connection between occupied East Jerusalem and the Palestinian lands in the West Bank.

The Israeli government, in violation of its commitment regarding the "E1" Jewish settlement project, published the first tender announcement for 1234 houses without prior notice to the objecting parties.

There was international reaction

The tender announcement for 1234 houses published by Israel within the scope of the E1 illegal Jewish settlement project caused international reactions.

Some Western countries, especially England, decided to ban trade with Israeli settlements that usurped occupied Palestinian lands as a reaction, while others declared their intention to do so.

In response, Israel decided to close the British Consulate in Palestine, located in occupied East Jerusalem, to remove British representatives from the Civil-Military Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat, to stop Britain's activities for the training of Palestinian Authority forces in the occupied West Bank, and to ban the entry of 12 British citizens, most of whom were MPs, from entering Israel on the grounds that they were "involved in anti-Israel activities."