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UK slams new Israeli settlements as ‘deliberate obstacle’ to Palestinian state
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIsrael’s approval of 22 new settlements in the West Bank is a “deliberate obstacle to Palestinian statehood”, Britain’s Middle East minister Hamish Falconer says.
“The UK condemns these actions,” he writes on X. “Settlements are illegal under international law, further imperil the two state solution, and do not protect Israel.”
The Israeli government’s approval of 22 new settlements in the occupied West Bank is a deliberate obstacle to Palestinian statehood.
The UK condemns these actions. Settlements are illegal under international law, further imperil the two state solution, and do not protect Israel.
— Hamish Falconer MP (@HFalconerMP) May 29, 2025
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