JERUSALEM, Wednesday, August 07, 2019 (WAFA) - United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, today described Israel’s plan to expand settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory as a flagrant violation of international law.
The Israeli authorities approved over the past two days the advancement of some 2,400 housing units in settlements in Area C of the occupied West Bank.
“The expansion of settlements has no legal effect and constitutes a flagrant violation of international law,” said Mladenov in a statement. “By advancing the effective annexation of the West Bank, it undermines the chances for establishing a Palestinian state based on relevant UN resolutions, as part of a negotiated two-state solution.”
The UN official called on Israel to “immediately and completely” cease expansion of settlements in the occupied territories.
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