Turkey condemns Israel’s new settlement projects in West Bank

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August 08, 2019

The Turkish Foreign Ministry strongly condemned today Israel’s announcement of the expansion of illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory.

A Foreign Ministry statement accused Israel of robbing Palestinian rights by advancing the construction of more than 2300 housing units in the settlements, which it stressed came in total disregard for and in violation of international law.

It said it rejects Israel’s behavior, which aims at destroying the two-state solution and on sustaining the occupation, reiterating its stand by the Palestinian cause and people.

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