Israel/Palestinian Territories – Israeli announcements concerning settlements (8 Jul. 2024)

France strongly condemns the recent Israeli decisions concerning settlements in the Palestinian Occupied Territories, particularly Israel's official recognition of five new settlements, the approval of construction plans for an additional 5,000-plus housing units in several West Bank settlements, and the Israeli government's seizure of almost 3,000 acres of land in the Jordan Valley. In their magnitude and their consequences for peace and stability in the West Bank and the region, these (…)