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The European Union condemned Sunday the Israeli announcement that an additional 800 hectares (1,977 acres) of land in the Jordan Valley would be classified as Israeli state land."The European Union firmly condemns the announcement by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich that over 800 hectares of land in the occupied Palestinian territory have been declared as ‘state lands.’ This is the largest confiscation since the Oslo Accords," read the condemnation. The EU refuses to recognize changes to borderThe EU reaffirmed that, in line with its longstanding position, it will not recognize...

The Biden administration declared that settlements are illegal, as it rescinded the “Pompeo doctrine” to underscore its objection to Israel’s declared intention to advance plans for 3,000 new homes in the West Bank.“We’re disappointed in the announcement,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday during a joint press conference in Buenos Aires.“It’s been longstanding US policy under Republican and Democratic administrations alike that new settlements are counterproductive to reaching an enduring peace,” he said. “They’re also inconsistent with international law. Our administration maintains a firm opposition to settlement...

The US is disappointed with Israel's announcement to approve thousands of new settlements in the West Bank, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday during a press conference in Buenos Aires with Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino. Israel intends to advance plans for 3,000 new settler homes in the aftermath of the West Bank terror attack next to a checkpoint heading into Jerusalem, in which one man was killed, and another eight were injured, The Post reported on Thursday. Blinken expressed his condolences for the victims of the terror attack,...

Britain imposed sanctions on four Israeli individuals on Monday, saying they "threatened and perpetrated acts of aggression and violence" against Palestinians in the West Bank.The measures were taken under Britain's Global Human Rights sanctions regime, a government notice showed.Violence in the West Bank reached record levels in 2023. Israel's failure to act has led to an environment of near total impunity for settler extremists in the West Bank. The sanctions will set financial and travel restrictions in an attempt to tackle increasing violence and threats to instability in life...