The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Abu Dhabi-based Muslim Council of Elders have issued official condemnations against recent Israeli settlement plans. The opposition specifically targets plans to construct the E1 settlement in the occupied West Bank, alongside ongoing settlement activities located east of occupied Jerusalem.
The condemnation highlights regional opposition to Israeli territorial expansion within these disputed and occupied territories. Such plans have historically drawn widespread criticism from regional bodies and international observers concerned about the viability of a future Palestinian state and regional stability.
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