Germany tells Israel to withdraw West Bank settlement plans

On Wednesday, Germany urged the Israeli government to immediately withdraw its authorisation of additional settlements in the West Bank, stating that the construction of settlements in occupied Palestinian territories constituted a grave breach of international law.

Regarding the approval by Israel's Supreme Planning Authority of plans to build approximately 3,500 new housing units in the West Bank settlements of Maale Adumim, Kedar, and Efrat, the ministry stated: "We strongly condemn the approval of further settlement units in the West Bank."