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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland

White House: U.S. 'deeply dismayed' by Israeli settlement expansion

U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference in Washington, U.S., February 14, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis

The United States is "deeply dismayed" at an Israeli Cabinet decision to expand Jewish settlement activity in the occupied West Bank, the White House said on Thursday, suggesting President Joe Biden was prepared to take a harder line in dealing with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Such activity "creates facts on the ground that undermine a two-state solution" between Israelis and Palestinians, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters.

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