An image taken from the Palestinian village of Aqraba exhibits the Israeli settlement outpost of Gevat Arnon, close to Nablus metropolis within the southern occupied West Financial institution.

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An image taken from the Palestinian village of Aqraba exhibits the Israeli settlement outpost of Gevat Arnon, close to Nablus metropolis within the southern occupied West Financial institution.

Jaafar Ashitiyeh/AFP through Getty Pictures

In a uncommon transfer, key European allies — France, Germany, Italy and the UK — joined the U.S. on Tuesday in condemning Israel’s plans to construct 10,000 extra housing items in present settlements within the occupied West Financial institution.

Israel’s right-wing authorities below Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can also be set to legalize 9 smaller Jewish outposts on land the Palestinians need for a future state.

Israel occupied the West Financial institution and Jerusalem in a warfare in 1967 and has since construct greater than 100 settlements there — which a lot of the worldwide group opposes. The U.N. Safety Council has known as settlements a violation of worldwide legislation, which Israel denies.

The joint U.S. and European assertion stated the international locations “strongly oppose these unilateral actions which is able to solely serve to exacerbate tensions between Israelis and Palestinians and undermine efforts to attain a negotiated two-state resolution.”

“We weren’t shocked by the U.S. place,” a senior Israeli official stated in a press release to reporters. “We’ve got disagreements for tens of years about these points … these disagreements didn’t and won’t hurt the robust bond between Israel and the U.S.”

Some Arab states additionally condemned the choice. Qatar, which has no formal ties with Israel, known as it a flagrant violation of U.N. resolutions and an assault on the rights of Palestinians. Egypt, the primary Arab nation to ascertain ties with Israel, stated these measures will inflame tensions and violence already spiking within the West Financial institution.