Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen on Friday expressed profound concern over the Israeli plan to advance settlement construction in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank.
Terming the mov as violation of international law, Valtonen in a post on her social media platform X, said that Israel should refrain from taking this decision forward.
“Deeply concerned by Israel’s plan to advance the E1 settlement plan in the West Bank. The move undermines prospects for a viable Palestinian state and breaches international law. Israel should refrain from taking this decision forward,” the Foreign Minister wrote.
Earlier on Thursday, European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas urged Israel to drop plans to advance settlement construction in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank, warning the move would violate international law and irreparably damage prospects for a two-state solution.
The E1 area, a stretch of land east of Jerusalem between the city and the settlement of Ma'ale Adumim, is regarded as especially contentious because construction there would effectively cut off East Jerusalem from the northern West Bank. Plans for building in the area have been frozen for years, largely due to international opposition.
Source: www.dailyfinland.fi
