14 countries condemn Israel's expansion of West Bank settlements: Statement
AFP , Wednesday 24 Dec 2025
Fourteen countries, including France, Britain, Canada and Japan, condemned on Wednesday Israel's recent approval of new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.
This picture shows earthmovers next to the deserted mosque in the settlement of Sa-Nur, south of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank on December 24, 2025. AFP
"We, States of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and the United Kingdom condemn the approval by the Israeli security cabinet of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank," according to a joint statement released by the French foreign ministry.
"We recall our clear opposition to any form of annexation and to the expansion of settlement policies," the statement said.
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