Raising alarm over new illegal Israeli outposts, UN condemns attacks, incitement against Palestinians
The United Nations has expressed deep concern over new illegal Israeli settlement outposts in the West Bank and reports of incitement against Palestinians. The UN is calling for adherence to international law and the protection of civilians amid ongoing security operations.
Why it matters
The expansion of settlements and ongoing conflict in the West Bank are central issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with significant international legal and humanitarian implications.
Reports of new illegal Israeli outposts in the occupied West Bank raised alarms at UN Headquarters on Wednesday while the UN rights office called on Israel to condemn its national security minister’s words that incite “ violence amounting to atrocity crimes” against Palestinians.
“The Secretary-General is deeply alarmed by the reports of new illegal Israeli settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank, including new tenders, including for the E1 area ,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Wednesday.
The controversial E1 settlement plan approved last year includes a tender for more than 1,200 new housing units issued by the Israeli Government this week.
It would effectively sever the connection between occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank and bisect north and south, triggering severe consequences for the territorial integrity of the Occupied Palestinian Territory and present an existential threat to the two-State solution.
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