EU says Israeli settlement plan breaches international law

By Reuters 14 August 2025, 10:49 pm

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European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says an Israeli settlement plan is not in line with international law, calling on Israeli authorities not to move ahead with it.

Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has announced that work will start on a long-delayed settlement that would divide the West Bank and cut it off from East Jerusalem.

“The decision of Israeli authorities to advance the E1 settlement plan further undermines the two-state solution while being a breach of international law,” Kallas says in a statement. “The EU reiterates its call on Israel to halt settlement construction.”