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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Egypt: ‘Legalizing’ Settlement Outposts is a ‘Provocative Act’

A general view shows an area over the Israeli-occupied West Bank boundary, near the Palestinian city of Ramallah. (Reuters/File)

Egypt has condemned the Israeli government’s decision to “legalize” settlement outposts in the Palestinian territories and to build new settlement units.

A statement issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs follows the Israeli Cabinet’s announcement on Sunday to legalize nine settlements in the West Bank.

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