EU slams Israel's settlement plans in occupied West Bank

The European Union has condemned Israel’s plan for five new settlements in the occupied West Bank and the construction of thousands of new housing units.

“The EU firmly condemns policies of dispossession in the occupied West Bank and other settlement activity,” the EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said on X.

“Efforts aiming at de facto annexation must stop, unilateral changes will not be recognised.”

A statement released by his office, slammed Israel’s legislative plan as “a serious violation of international law” that “exacerbates tensions, and undermines efforts to achieve a two-state solution”.