US ‘deeply concerned’ about new Israeli settlement: Kirby

‘The United States has condemned Israel’s decision to expand a settlement bloc in the occupied West Bank, saying it hampers efforts to reach an agreement with the Palestinians.

“Continued settlement activity and expansion raises honest questions about Israel’s long-term intentions and will only make achieving a two state solution much more difficult,” State Department Spokesman John Kirby said Friday.

In December, Israel’s ministry of military affairs added a compound in the West Bank to the jurisdiction of the Gush Etzion regional council, a grouping of 20 settlements with a population of more than 20,000.’

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