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‘The European Union has censured the Israeli regime for its plans to expropriate Palestinian lands in the West Bank, saying the decision risks threatening the chances of ending the conflict in the occupied territories and creation of a future independent Palestinian state.
Israel’s decision to seize 234 hectares (579 acres) of land near the eastern city of Ariha (Jericho) in the occupied West Bank “is a further step that risks undermining the viability of a future Palestinian state and therefore calls into question Israel’s commitment to a two-state solution,” the 28-member bloc said in a statement released on Thursday.
It added, “Any decision that could enable further settlement expansion, which is illegal under international law and an obstacle to peace, will only drive the parties to the conflict even further apart.”’