Ban Ki-moon calls on Israel to halt illegal settlement activities

‘UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on Israel to halt plans to construct a new settlement and an industrial zone in the West Bank.
On Saturday, the settlement monitoring group Peace Now reported that Tel Aviv has approved plans to construct 98 new housing units and a new industrial zone close to the illegal settlement of Shilo, located between the cities of Nabulus and Ramallah.
According to reports, some 200 more units would be built in the project’s second stage.
“The secretary general urges Israel to halt and reverse such counterproductive decisions in the interests of peace and a just final status agreement,” said Ban’s Spokesman Farhan Haq on Tuesday.’
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