UK condemns Israel’s approval of new illegal settlements in Gaza | LBC
Twenty-two new settlements in the occupied West Bank represent “a deliberate obstacle to Palestinian statehood” by Israel, a Foreign Office minister has warned.
Ben Kentish is joined by Ahmed Najar, a Palestinian-British writer and director from Gaza.
The settlements, which are illegal under international law, will include outposts already built without the permission of the Israeli government.
Israel’s occupation of the West Bank began in 1967 and has been declared illegal by the International Court of Justice.
Around 700,000 Israelis live in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has seen the building of settlements accelerated, with attacks on Palestinian civilians commonplace and on the rise since the launch of Israel’s assault on Gaza.
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