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The UN Secretary-General calls for Israel to immediately stop advancing the "E1 area" settlement plan.
Jin10 Data reported on August 15 that UN Secretary-General António Guterres' spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric issued a media statement on the 14th, stating that Guterres calls on the Israeli government to immediately stop plans to advance the construction of settlements in the "E1 area" of the West Bank. The statement said that the UN's position is very clear: the settlements established and maintained by Israel in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, violate international law. The settlements further entrench the occupation, exacerbate tensions, and systematically undermine the viability of a Palestinian state as part of a "two-state solution."