New Israeli settlements in West Bank are illegal and inconsistent with international law: Blinken

Charleston (US): The new Israeli settlements in the West Bank are illegal and inconsistent with international law, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said, reversing a Trump-era policy.

Blinken, at a joint press conference with the Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino in Buenos Aires, said he was disappointed with Israel's latest plans for settlement



expansion.

“We have seen the reports, and I have to say we’re disappointed in the announcement. It’s been long-standing US policy under Republican and Democratic administrations alike that new settlements are counterproductive to reaching an enduring peace,” Blinken said in response to a question.