14 countries condemn Israeli approval of new West Bank settlements

Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and the United Kingdom, condemned the Israeli approval of 19 new West Bank settlements, which are deemed illegal under international law.

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Israel approves 19 new settlements in West Bank

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that the increase of settlements, deemed illegal under international law, will serve to "block the creation of a terrorist Palestinian state."

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International activists attacked, beaten by Israeli settlers in West Bank

Three Italians and a Canadian citizen were reportedly beaten by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, with one of the victims saying, "Their goal is clear: to terrorize Palestinians and push them to abandon the lands on which they have always lived."

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