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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Photo: BSS/AFP
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UN calls on Israel to stop new settlement construction in West Bank

Israel on Sunday approved the construction of 780 homes in the occupied West Bank, ordered last Monday by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Houses are seen in the Jewish settlement of Itamar, near Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank June 15, 2020. Picture taken June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
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Israel OKs hundreds of settlement homes in last-minute push

Arab League foreign ministers hold an emergency meeting on Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Cairo, Egypt December 9, 2017/ Reuters
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Arab League formally rejects US policy shift on Israeli settlements

A general view shows the Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arba in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank September 11, 2018/ Reuters
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US effectively backs Israel's Jewish settlements

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf attends a preparatory meeting between Arab foreign ministers ahead of the Arab summit in Tunis, Tunisia March 29, 2019/ Reuters
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Saudi FM condemns Israeli annexation plans

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel September 10, 2019/ Reuters
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Netanyahu announces post-election plan to annex West Bank's Jordan Valley

A relative of a Palestinian who was killed at Israeli-Gaza border fence, reacts at the hospital in the northern Gaza Strip September 6, 2019/ Reuters
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Israeli troops kill Gaza teens during border protests

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a ceremony opening the school year in the Jewish settlement of Elkana in the Israeli-occupied West Bank September 1, 2019/ Reuters
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Netanyahu repeats pledge to annex settlements in occupied West Bank