The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned Israel’s settlement activities as ‘provocative acts’ that raise questions over the nation’s commitment to a two-state solution.
Israel confirmed on Thursday that it would appropriate a large tract of fertile land in the occupied West Bank, reports Reuters.
The US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power said Washington strongly opposed the settlement activity.
Speaking at the council, she said,
“Steps aimed at advancing the Israeli settlement program… are fundamentally incompatible with the two-state solution and raise legitimate questions about Israel’s long-term intentions.”
The chief of the Palestinian delegation to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, called on the Security Council to take action against Israeli settlements.
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