European Union international coverage chief Josep Borrell has slammed the Israeli authorities’s resolution to supply funds for brand new settlements in occupied Palestinian lands.
“I’m appalled to learn that in the middle of a war, the Israeli gov is poised to commit new funds to build more illegal settlements.”
“This is not self-defence and will not make Israel safer. The settlements are grave IHL breach, and they are Israel’s greatest security liability,” he wrote on X social media.
Borrell was taking part within the Forum for the Union of the Mediterranean in Barcelona on Monday.
He additionally doubled down on the two-state resolution, which is backed by all the key world powers, together with the EU.
“The settlements are Israel’s greatest security liability and a breach of international law; a Palestinian state in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza is the best guarantee for Israel’s security and peace,” Borrell mentioned.
Speaking on the discussion board, he additionally welcomed the truce as a key step towards ending the continuing disaster.
“A four-day truce is an important first step in the Israel-Hamas conflict, but much more is needed to find a way out of the crisis,” he mentioned.
He known as for an extension of the truce within the Gaza Strip, which is because of finish on Tuesday.
“The pause should be extended to make it sustainable and long-lasting while working for a political solution,” he added.
Earlier Sunday, he demanded that the U.N. Security Council decision on humanitarian pauses in Gaza should be applied.
“The decisions of the Security Council are not just words … They have to be implemented,” Borrel mentioned at a joint press convention with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Doha.
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