UK's Lammy says Israel settlement plan 'must be stopped now'
LONDON (Reuters) -British foreign minister David Lammy said Israeli plans to develop a settlement that would divide the West Bank and cut it off from East Jerusalem marked a breach of international law and must be stopped immediately.
"The UKstrongly opposes the Israeli government's E1 settlement plans, which would divide a future Palestinian state in two and mark a flagrant breach of international law. The plansmust be stopped now," Lammy said in an emailed statement.
(Reporting by Sachin Ravikumar and William James)
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