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Poland and EU condemn Israeli settlement expansion in West Bank

Poland and the European Union have condemned Israel's decision to legalize five settlement outposts and authorize thousands of new housing units in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli settlers in Hebron, West Bank. Photo: Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images.

Polish Foreign Ministry condemns Israeli expansion of West Bank settlements

Last week, Israel announced its intention to seize around 800 hectares of land in the Jordan Valley within the West Bank.

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New Israeli settlements in West Bank ‘inconsistent’ with int’l law: Blinken

Israel’s expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank were inconsistent with international law, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday, signaling a return to long-standing U.S. policy on the issue, which had been reversed by the previous administration of Donald Trump.