UK Minister: We strongly oppose the reintroduction E1 settlement plan

LONDON, July 19 (YPA) – UK Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa, Hamish Falconer, said the UK strongly opposes the announcement by the central planning bureau of Israel’s Civil Administration to reintroduce the El settlement plan, frozen since 2021.

“This plan would build over 3,000 houses to the east of Jerusalem, dividing a future Palestinian state in two, and marking a flagrant breach of international law,” he wrote  on X.

Falconer added, “If implemented, the El settlement plan would critically undermine the two-state solution – the only route to a lasting peace for both Israelis and Palestinians.”

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