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Italy and the United Nations condemned Israel’s plan to advance thousands of new settlements in the occupied West Bank, warning that the move threatens regional stability and the two-state solution.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Wednesday that Israel should cooperate with the Palestinian National Authority to strengthen regional stability.
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“The Israeli decision to proceed with new settlements in the West Bank is unacceptable, contrary to international law and risks definitively compromising the two-state solution,” Tajani said in a post on the U.S. social media platform X.
The U.N. also criticized the plan, which would approve more than 3,400 housing units in the E1 area of the West Bank. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, called the settlements a violation of international law that threatens the territorial continuity of the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
“The advancement of this project is an existential threat to the two-state solution,” the U.N. statement said.
It urged Israel to immediately halt all settlement activity and comply with international law and U.N. resolutions, referencing the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion from July 19, 2024.
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