[UPDATE-Aug 16-17, 2025- Israel-Iran War] Lebanon-Syria, Hezbollah, Gaza and Hamas: Real Time Reaction and Analysis

⚡[UPDATE-Day 680-Aug 16] France calls Israel’s E1 settlement plan ‘a serious violation of international law’ France’s Foreign Ministry calls on Israel to drop a plan to build thousands of new homes in the West Bank, calling the project “a serious violation of international law.” A ministry spokesman says that France “condemns with the utmost firmness” the Israeli decision to build 3,400 homes in a particularly contentious area of the West Bank. Several countries have said that the project, called E1, undermines hopes for a contiguous future Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital. IDF seals 4-mile Hamas tunnel network…