On September 11, local time, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu approved the construction plan for the "E1 District" settlement in the West Bank.
Netanyahu issued a statement on the same day saying that Israel's eastern border would be the Jordan Valley, not Ma'al Adumin. Netanyahu said, "Everything that started in Gaza will also end in Gaza, we will defeat Hamas and there will be no Palestinian state."
On August 20, the "High Planning Committee of the Civil Affairs Bureau" under the Israeli Ministry of Defense approved aHighly criticized by the international communityHousing construction plan will build 3401 settlement housing units in the "E1 District" between Jewish settlement east of Jerusalem and the West Bank Jewish settlement Maal Adumin.
The "E1" designated by Israel, that is, East 1, is located between the east of Jerusalem and the large settlement in the West Bank of Mahal Adumin. The expansion of Jewish settlements in the "E1 District" will divide the West Bank into two north and south areas, and make the Palestinian areas of East Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Ram Allah unable to connect into one, creating a continuous Jewish community between Jerusalem and Ma'al Adumin.
Israeli media reported that the expansion of settlements in the "E1 District" has been included in the Israeli plan since the 1990s, and almost every Israeli Prime Minister has since supported it. However, under strong international pressure, relevant plans have been shelved or postponed many times.
The European Parliament passed resolution
Call the EU member states to consider recognizing the Palestinian State
On the 11th local time, the European Parliament passed a resolution calling on EU member states to "consider recognition of the Palestinian State in a bid to achieve a two-state solution."
The resolution was passed with 305 votes in favor, 151 votes against and 122 abstentions. Although the European Parliament has supported “recognizing the founding of Palestine in principle” in the past, the new resolution calls on governments to take action.
One of the disputed points of the resolution is whether the term "genocide" is used to describe the Israeli attack on Gaza. Ultimately, the wording of “Operation Genocide” was rejected and removed from the text.
Source: CCTV News
