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A6 Israel to Expand Settlement Israel publicly confirmed plans to build 3,500 new housing units in the largest Jewish settlement in the West Bank, Maale Adumim.
9.28am GMT According to Sky, Britain is considering withdrawing its ambassador from Israel in protest against the Israeli government's decision to expand settlement building in East Jerusalem.
The Russian foreign ministry has joined the chorus of voices calling on Israel to reconsider its decision to expand settlement building.
The Israeli ambassadors in the UK and France have been summoned by the British and French governments respectively to explain the decision to expand settlement building in the West Bank.
Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police continued through the weekend in East Jerusalem, where tensions have been on the rise for weeks as Israeli officials push to expand settlement and infrastructure construction in the occupied section of the city and the occupied West Bank. .
Tensions have been high on the streets of East Jerusalem and around al Aqsa for weeks, following the summer Gaza conflict and Israel's moves to expand settlement building in eastern areas of the city, which the Palestinians want as the capital of an independent state alongside the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
The Israelis would not unilaterally expand settlements, confiscate property or demolish houses.
His governing coalition includes parties with right-wing constituencies whose central goal is to expand settlements.
Israeli ambassadors in Spain and Denmark have also been summoned over the plan to expand settlements, reports say.
Mr Kerry seemed to blame mostly Mr Netanyahu: Israel had broken a promise to release Palestinian prisoners and continued to expand settlements on occupied land.
Kerry spoke out firmly against Israeli plans to expand settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, saying all settlements were "illegitimate" and further construction was unhelpful to the peace process.
