Italy expresses concern over settlement units in East al-Qods

The Italian Foreign Ministry expressed concern over Israel’s recent approval of a plan to build 944 housing units in Pisgat Ze’ev settlement in occupied East al-Qods.

“The Foreign Ministry expresses concern about the intensified expansion of Israel’s settlements, testified by the Israeli authorities’ recent approval of the plan to build 944 housing units in Pisgat Ze’ev settlement,” said a ministry statement on Tuesday, WAFA reported.

“The decision runs against the two-state perspective and undermines the chance of assuring a future of peace and security to the parties,” the statement added.

Last month, the usurper regime of Israel began work on the first new settlement in the West Bank in 25 years to house rightwing settlers expelled from the illegal outpost of Amona in February. Since April 2016, work began on 2,758 dwellings, compared to 1,619 during the previous 12 months.

The UK-planted and US-backed Zionist regime advanced plans for a further 1,500 settler homes in the occupied West Bank, the second such announcement in a week. The announcement came after the United Nations' latest call on Israel to pull out of territories captured in the 1967 war.

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