In a rare move, key European allies joined the U.S. in condemning Israel's plans to build 10,000 more housing units in existing settlements in the occupied West Bank.
A picture taken from the Palestinian village of Aqraba shows the Israeli settlement outpost of Gevat Arnon, near Nablus city in the southern occupied West Bank.Jaafar Ashitiyeh/AFP via Getty Images
Israel's right-wing government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is also set to legalize nine smaller Jewish outposts on land the Palestinians want for a future state.
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