TEL AVIV: Israel plans to build 4,000 more illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank.
According to Gulf media, the Israeli interior minister has confirmed the plan to build 4,000 illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, which will be approved soon.
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In a statement released on Twitter, the Israeli interior minister, who is in favour of building illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, said that a planning committee would meet next week to approve a plan to build 4,000 settlements.
According to the Gulf media, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz says that the civil administration and military officials will meet on Thursday in connection with the construction of 1452 settlements, while the construction of another 2536 units will be approved by the Minister of Defense.
Foreign media say that if Israel approves the plan to build 4,000 settlements, it would be the largest construction since US President Joe Biden came to power, while the White House called for a two-state solution to the West Bank problem. But opposes the construction of illegal settlements.
In this regard, US Ambassador to Israel Thomas Naides said that the Biden administration has made it very clear that it will strongly oppose further construction activities.
Earlier, the United Nations (UN) had asked the Israel to stop its plan to annex settlements in the occupied West Bank.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the Israel’s annexation is grave violation of international laws.
Guterres told the UN Security Council that the plan harms the prospect of a two-state solution. It also risks the possibility of renewal of talks, he added.
He said,”I call on the Israeli government to abandon its annexation plans.”
From 25 European Union countries, about 1,000 lawmakers had demanded their leaders to intervene and stop Israel from its plan to annex parts of occupied West Bank.
According to a letter published in newspapers, 1,080 lawmakers have expressed their concern about the Israeli plan.
The letter sent to the European foreign ministers says that the move would prove fatal for the future prospects of peace between Israel and Palestine.
The parliamentarians urged their leaders that the Europe must take a lead to bring international actors together with the view to stop Israel from the annexation.
They asked them to act decisively to stop Israel from it’s plan in the West Bank.
