UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ by Israel's settlement expansion in West Bank
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has expressed deep concerns about the Israeli regime's plans to expand and legalize settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank.
UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq told reporters on Monday that Guterres had grave concerns over a recent announcement by Israeli officials that they are accelerating the process to legalize farm outposts and create new ones in the occupied West Bank.
Haq said the UN chief views the creation of all settlements, including outposts, as a “flagrant violation of international law” that lacks legal validity.
The spokesperson said that the Israeli regime’s recent activities in the occupied West Bank were a “major obstacle” to achieving lasting peace in Palestine under the UN-endorsed two-state solution.
Israeli forces and settlers have accelerated their violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since October 2023, when the regime launched a genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, killing more than 73,000 Palestinians.
Officials say the violence has killed nearly 2,000 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and injured thousands more, while some 24,000 others have been arrested by the Israeli regime in the territory.
Israel's presence in the West Bank, including in East al-Quds, is considered occupation by the United Nations, as the international community has repeatedly condemned the regime’s expansion of settlements and outposts in the area.
The Israeli regime has created 156 settlements and 360 outposts, which are distanced from the settlements and protected by regime forces, across the West Bank, including in al-Quds, since the start of the occupation in 1967, housing nearly 750,000 settlers in those illegal properties.
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