A picture taken on January 20, 2021 shows the Israeli settlement of Pisgat Zeev (left), built in a suburb of the mostly Arab east Jerusalem, and the Palestinian Shuafat refugee camp (right) behind Israel's controversial separation wall.
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AMMAN / RAMALLAH – Jordan on Sunday warned Israel against building new settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Haitham Abu Al-Foul said in a statement that the approval of the plan to build 3,000 new settlement units is a rejected and condemned move, which represents a violation of international law and relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
Palestine on Sunday condemned Israel for issuing tenders to construct 1,355 new housing units in Israeli settlements in the West Bank
The spokesperson added that the Israeli settlement policy in the occupied Palestinian territories is illegal, threatening the chances of a two-state solution and the achievement of a comprehensive and just peace.
Meanwhile, Palestine on Sunday condemned Israel for issuing tenders to construct 1,355 new housing units in Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
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The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that "putting tenders to build more than 1,355 settlement units is an official Israeli persistence to keep constructing settlements in the Palestinian territories."
The statement added that the ongoing settlement building in the West Bank and East Jerusalem "is a blatant disregard for the international and the U.S. positions which reject settlements."
It warned of the repercussion "of the disastrous settlement projects on the chances of achieving peace based on the principle of the two-state solution."
The statement held the Israeli government "fully and directly responsible for the consequences of its decisions which violated all the red lines."
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