Paris “invites Israel to abandon his plan” to erect a new settlement in the West Bank

France today called on Israel to “abandon its plan” to build 3,400 houses on the West Bank, which would be a “serious violation of international law,” the French Foreign Ministry said. “France condemns the Israeli authorities’ decision to ratify the E1 settlement plan that provides for the construction of more than 3,000 houses east of Jerusalem,” a French ministry spokesman said. Right -wing Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotric has called on Thursday to speed up the program for the construction of 3,400 houses on the West Bank and to annex this Palestinian territory, which Israel has been holding since 1967, in response to the announcements. In the face of the continuation of the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip and the humanitarian disaster on this Palestinian territory, countries, including France, the United Kingdom and Canada, said they were considering a recognition of a Palestinian state by the way. […]
Source: News Beast

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