The European Union on Friday reiterated its call on Israel to refrain from expanding its settlements in the West Bank.
“The EU reiterates its call on Israel to refrain from further settlement expansion, the legalization of outposts, land appropriation, demolitions, evictions and other unilateral measures that undermine the viability of the two-state solution,” said a statement from the EU’s diplomatic service spokesperson.
According to the decision, 34 new settlements will be established in the near future – nine in the Samaria region, seven in the Binyamin region, four in the Hebron area, seven in the Jordan Valley, six in the Gush Etzion area, and one in the Megilot Regional Council area.
This will bring the total number of West Bank settlements established under the current government to 103.
National Missions Minister Orit Strock, Construction and Housing Minister Haim Katz, and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich submitted the proposal.
