Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said that Settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian territory is illegal under international law. He reiterated his call on the Israeli Government to reverse this decision and to halt all settlement activity. In a statement about Israel’s announcement to build new settlement units in the West Bank: “I am extremely disappointed at the announcement earlier this week by the Israeli authorities regarding a further 800 housing units within Israeli settlements in the West Bank, he added. Settlement activity is illegal under international law, ” he stated. Furthermore, “The expansion of settlements in this strategically sensitive area between Jerusalem and Bethlehem will undermine the two-state solution in the future.” To check the news, click here