RAMALLAH, Wednesday, August 07, 2019 (WAFA) - Presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh strongly condemned today the continuation of Israeli settlement activities and the occupation authorities’ plan to build 2300 new housing units in West Bank settlements.

Abu Rudeineh said that the Israeli actions and decisions, including settlements, arrests, and demolitions of homes, carry devastating risks, stressing that all settlements are illegal and that Israel‘s violation of Palestinian rights and defiance of international legitimacy do not lead to any peace, but would rather contribute to the continuation of tension and instability in an already volatile region.

He said that without solving the Palestinian issue in accordance with international legitimacy and the Arab peace initiative, the next stage would represent dangerous and difficult crossroads for the region and the world, stressing that a just peace must be based on an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.

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