Palestine warns of Israel's attempt to implement new settlement plans

Xinhua
11 Jan 2022, 02:05 GMT+10

RAMALLAH, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye on Monday warned that Israel's attempts to implement five new settlement plans in Jerusalem would undermine the vision of the two-state solution.

An official statement said that Ishtaye made the warning at the end of the weekly meeting of the Palestinian Authority cabinet held on Monday in the West Bank city of Jericho to discuss the expansion of Israeli settlement.

"The five new settlement plans include the building of more than 3,000 settlement units," Ishtaye said, calling for an "immediate international interference."

He stressed during the cabinet meeting that the Palestinian people are sticking to establishing their independent Palestinian state, adding that "our people will never stop asking for their rights of freedom, independence, and self-determination."

On Wednesday, a local Israeli committee approved the building of 3,557 settlement housing units in East Jerusalem, according to media reports.

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