Israel Built Over 12,000 Settlement Units In 2020: PLO

17.10.2020 15:27

West Bank is occupied territory under international law, thus making all Jewish settlements there illegal.

By Lubaba Zouqan

RAMALLAH, Palestine

(AA) - Israel has approved the construction of 12,159 illegal settlement units in the

occupied West Bank this year, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) said Saturday.

On Thursday, the

Israeli government approved a plan to build 3,212 new units in the Jewish-only

settlements in the West Bank.

"The [Israeli] move

came after the signing of normalization agreements with the United Arab

Emirates and Bahrain under US auspices," the PLO said in a statement.

"This is a defiance

to international law and UN resolutions and disregard to the international

community," it added.

Last month, the UAE

and Bahrain agreed to establish full diplomatic, cultural, and commercial

relations with Israel after signing controversial US-sponsored agreements on

Sept. 15 at the White House.

Abu Dhabi and Manama

alleged that their deals with Israel halted the Israeli annexation plan, which

takes almost 30% of the occupied West Bank. However, on several occasions

Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, confirmed the plan

is only postponed.

Moreover, Israeli authorities on Thursday issued three military orders to confiscate 11,000

dunums (around 2,700 acres) from the occupied Jordan Valley in the West Bank.

The West Bank,

including East Jerusalem, is regarded as occupied territory under international

law, thus making all Jewish settlements there illegal.

*Ahmed Asmar

contributed to this report from Ankara -

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