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France condemns israel’s west bank settlement plan as serious breach of international law
France has condemned Israel’s plan to build 3,400 new homes in the occupied West Bank, calling the project a “serious violation of international law” that risks destroying any chance of a contiguous Palestinian state.
Israeli official says settlement construction he's OK'd in West Bank "finally buries the idea of a Palestinian state"
Israel's far-right finance minister announced approval of the construction of a contentious settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank that he says "buries the idea of a Palestinian state."
Smotrich approves West Bank settlement plan to 'bury idea of Palestinian state'
"The plan is the 'final nail in the coffin' for the concept of a Palestinian state," Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich remarked. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich approved the new E1 settlement plan near Ma’aleh Adumim,
Israel announces a settlement project that critics say will effectively cut the West Bank in two
The E1 plan is expected to receive final approval on Aug. 20, capping off 20 years of bureaucratic wrangling. The planning committee on Aug. 6 rejected all of the petitions to stop the construction filed by rights groups and activists, according to Peace Now, which tracks settlement expansion in the West Bank and filed opposition.
Advocacy Groups Condemn Israel’s New West Bank Settlement Plans: ‘Guaranteeing More Bloodshed’
Smotrich’s settlement plans come as the international spotlight on Israel intensifies, with growing calls for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war amid mass concerns over the ongoing malnutrition crisis in Gaza and backlash over Netanyahu’s plan to fully occupy the Gaza Strip.
Israel’s West Bank settlement plan could ‘bury’ the prospect of a Palestinian state. Here’s why
Israel said Thursday it was moving forward with controversial plans to build thousands of new housing units in the occupied West Bank, a development far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said would “permanently bury the idea of a Palestinian state.
Israel's Smotrich approves settlement splitting East Jerusalem from West Bank
TEL AVIV, (Reuters) -Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich approved plans overnight for a settlement that would split East Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank, a move his office said would bury the idea of a Palestinian state.
‘Nothing left to recognise’: Israeli far-right minister backs contentious E1 West Bank settlement plan
A far-right Israeli minister has backed controversial settlement plans in order to ensure there is “nothing left to recognise” of a Palestinian state.
Brazil Condemns Israel’s “E1” Colonial Plan
Brazil has strongly condemned Israel’s expansionist “E1” illegal colonial project, warning that it poses a grave geopolitical threat to the viability of a s
OIC strongly condemns Israeli plans to build settlements in E1 area of West Bank
Organization calls for immediate end to Israel’s occupation and settlement activities, urges international accountability - Anadolu Ajansı

Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich vows to resume E1 development in occupied West Bank

Bezalel Smotrich, who is sanctioned by Australia and the UK, says a controversial new development "definitively buries the ...
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Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli plans to build settlements in West Bank's E1 area

Riyadh calls on international community to assume its legal and moral responsibilities, protect Palestinian people and ...
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Türkiye slams Israel’s W. Bank plan as threat to peace, 2-state solution

Türkiye on Thursday condemned Israel’s approval of a settlement construction plan in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank, ...