World News | Palestine Condemns Israeli Plan to Build New Settlement Homes
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Palestine on Sunday condemned Israel for issuing tenders to construct 1,355 new housing units in Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Palestine on Sunday condemned Israel for issuing tenders to construct 1,355 new housing units in Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that "putting tenders to build more than 1,355 settlement units is an official Israeli persistence to keep constructing settlements in the Palestinian territories."
Also Read | COVID-19 in China: Beijing Tightens Curbs on Inbound Travel as Coronavirus Cases Surge.
The statement added that the ongoing settlement building in the West Bank and East Jerusalem "is a blatant disregard for the international and the U.S. positions which reject settlements."
It warned of the repercussion "of the disastrous settlement projects on the chances of achieving peace based on the principle of the two-state solution."
Also Read | eNaira: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to Launch Country’s Digital Currency.
The statement held the Israeli government "fully and directly responsible for the consequences of its decisions which violated all the red lines."
On Sunday, the Israeli media reported that Israel issued tenders for the construction of around 1,355 new housing units in the existing West Bank settlements. (ANI/Xinhua)
(The above story is verified and authored by ANI staff, ANI is South Asia's leading multimedia news agency with over 100 bureaus in India, South Asia and across the globe. ANI brings the latest news on Politics and Current Affairs in India & around the World, Sports, Health, Fitness, Entertainment, & News. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)