UN condemns Israel's settlement growth as a war crime, putting the existence of a Palestinian state at risk.
The UN rights chief condemns Israel's settlement expansion, calling it a war crime risking a viable Palestinian state.
Volker Turk said there had been a drastic acceleration in Israel’s illegal settlement building in the occupied West Bank, at the same time as it wages a relentless war in the Palestinian territory of Gaza. Reported Israeli plans to build another 3,476 settler homes in the West Bank colonies of Maale Adumim, Efrat and Kedar flew “in the face of international law”, he said.It is illegal under international law for Israel to establish settlements in these Palestinian territories.
Israel gave the go-ahead for the homes fewer than two weeks after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said any settlement expansion would be “counterproductive to reaching enduring peace” with the Palestinians.Turk said that during the period covered by his report — November 1, 2022, to October 31, 2023 — some 24,300 housing units were added to existing Israeli settlements in the West Bank.It includes nearly 9,700 units in East Jerusalem, the UN rights office said.
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