BRUSSELS: Six European nations on Saturday condemned recent Palestinian militant assaults that killed Israeli citizens in the held West Bank and called on Israel to halt the expansion of settlements in the Palestinian territory.
“We urge the Israeli government to reverse its recent decision to advance the construction of over 7,000 settlement building units across the occupied West Bank and to legalize settlement outposts,” Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Britain, and Spain said in a joint statement.
European Union’s envoy calls for accountability of perpetrators
On Friday, the European Union’s envoy to the Palestinians urged for accountability and for culprits to be brought to justice after an attack by Israeli settlers in which a Palestinian was killed, and dozens of houses, shops, and cars were torched.
