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The UN secretary general has called on Israel to abandon plans for settlements in the occupied West Bank. Antonio Guterres said the plan would be a serious violation of international law and damage long-term prospects of a two-state solution. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said cabinet will discuss plans to move forward with the annexation on July 1. FRANCE 24 correspondent Hoda Osman explains the latest developments.
#Israeli annexation of significant parts of the occupied #Palestinian West Bank after 1 July would violate a cornerstone principle of international law and must be meaningfully opposed by the international community – UN experts call for accountability: https://t.co/m4UUojCfJB pic.twitter.com/FhBHkiN8Xo— UN Special Procedures (@UN_SPExperts) June 16, 2020
Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian man at an occupied West Bank checkpoint https://t.co/XziBqBndEd pic.twitter.com/frBIauNIbx— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) June 23, 2020
Palestinians have taken to the streets of occupied West Bank & Gaza to protest Israel’s looming annexation of parts of the Jordan Valley and illegal Israeli settlements.— Rachael Swindon (@Rachael_Swindon) June 23, 2020
The UN are toothless. The international community should impose sanctions on Israel.
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Israel set to annex one-third of occupied West Bank https://t.co/RdYj4s2DKA pic.twitter.com/EuiCfdG6oI
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) June 21, 2020
