We earlier reported that nine Western nations have jointly condemned Israel’s settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank, with a particular warning over the controversial E1 project.
– Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni later said that the two-state solution is the only way forward for “just and lasting peace”.
– Israel plans to build thousands of housing units east of Jerusalem that would link the illegal Maale Adumim settlement to the city, effectively cutting the West Bank in two.
– The Palestinian presidency welcomed the joint statement, calling it “an important step in the right direction”, and urged concrete measures to pressure Israel into halting its policies.
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