UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Israel Tuesday to reverse its confiscation of land in the Palestinian West Bank, describing the decision as “an impediment to the two-state solution” in the West Asia.
The appeal came after Israel declared 234 hectares of West Bank territory to be state land, fueling concerns of a new spike in tensions with the Palestinians.
“Such actions appear to point toward an increase in settlement activities and demonstrate that Israel is continuing to push forward in the consolidation of its control of the West Bank,” said UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric.