The European Union said on Friday it was "deeply concerned" by Israel's construction of a new part of its controversial separation barrier in the occupied West Bank.
Cranes last week began erecting the fence in the Cremisan valley near the Palestinian town of Beit Jala south of Jerusalem after a legal battle.The EU said in a statement it was "deeply concerned at the relaunch of works for the construction of the separation barrier in the Cremisan valley."