Turkey on Friday condemned Israel’s plans to build 2100 new housing units in illegal settlements in the West Bank.
“We strongly condemn Israel’s approval of the construction of over 2000 additional units in the West Bank” a statement by the Foreign Ministry said according to Anadolu agency.
The statement said that the “actions taken in disregard of international law and relevant UN resolutions” would damage the ongoing peace process in the region.
Turkey also called upon the international community to oppose Israel’s plan to build more illegal settlements in the West Bank.
The Israeli government over the past two weeks has ratified new plans for over 2000 settlement units in the West Bank.
Over 700000 Israeli settlers currently live alongside Palestinians in the West Bank thanks to 423 Jewish-only outposts that cover 46% of its total area.
On 23rd December 2016 the UN Security Council voted for Resolution 2334 which calls for a complete halt of Israel’s settlement construction activity in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967.
