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’Israel’ Confiscates More of WB Land, UN Slams

’Israel’ Confiscates More of WB Land, UN Slams
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As "Israel" moves on in its occupation and confiscation of the Palestinian lands, the UN has urged the apartheid entity to "halt and reverse" its illegal land appropriation in the occupied West Bank.

’Israel’ Confiscates More of WB Land, UN Slams

The international body further called the latest seizure an impediment to the so- called "two-State solution." The US also criticized the move as undermining a long-term solution.

The news of the seizure of 579 acres near the Dead Sea and the Palestinian city of [Ariha] Jericho, was revealed on Tuesday.

According to the so-called "Peace Now" "Israeli" group, the confiscated land will be used to expand settlements and for building tourism and other commercial facilities.

It further noted that the order to seize the land was signed on March 10.

"I can tell you that the secretary-general views the recent classification by "Israeli" authorities of some 2,340 dunums of land as 'state land' in the occupied West Bank as an impediment to the two-State solution," spokesman for the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Stephane Dujarric said.

"The secretary-general urges the "Israeli" government to halt and reverse such actions in the interest of peace and a just final-status agreement," Dujarric added.

Meanwhile, Palestine Liberation Organization [PLO] Secretary-General Saeb Erekat condemned the move by Tel Aviv as a "plan to impose an apartheid regime in occupied Palestine."

""Israel", the occupying power, continues its colonial project by maintaining its belligerent occupation and by annexing more Palestinian lands throughout the occupied West Bank, including the Jordan Valley," Erekat said.

In addition to the UN and the Palestinians, the US State Department also condemned the latest land seizure as a move that is "fundamentally undermining the prospects for a "two-state solution.""

"We strongly oppose any steps that accelerate settlement expansion, which raises serious questions about Israel's long-term intentions," State Department spokesman John Kirby told a news briefing.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website Team

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