Jordan condemns Israeli aggression and plan to build more settler homes

A picture shows burnt cars, reportedly set ablaze by Israeli settlers, in the area of in Al-Lubban Al-Sharqiya in the occupied West Bank on June 21, 2023. (AFP)

• Amman says Israeli plans in occupied West Bank undermine prospects of peace
• Israel announced 1,000 new units day after four settlers killed by Palestinian gunmen

AMMAN: Jordan has condemned Israel’s announcement it will build 1,000 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, calling it the latest affront to Palestinians amid a spiral of violence.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the plan a day after two Palestinian gunmen killed four people near the illegal settlement of Eli, in what Hamas said was a reprisal for raids by Israeli forces and settler attacks on Palestinians.
Amman denounced the settler attacks and called on Israel’s government to halt the violence “immediately,” reported the Jordan News Agency.
Jordan’s foreign ministry spokesman, Sinan Majali, said the new settlement plan was a further provocation that “undermines prospects for realizing the two-state solution.”
“Continuous violations and attacks in the occupied Palestinian territories herald further escalation,” he said. “The international community should work to avoid further violence.”
Israel meanwhile deployed additional forces across the occupied West Bank in response to rising threats following the violence in Jenin and Eli.