The Latest: UN envoy: Illegal Israel settlements advancing
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Latest on tensions between Israel and the Palestinians (all times local):
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The U.N. Mideast envoy says Israel has taken “no steps” to stop illegal settlement activity as demanded by the Security Council and instead is moving ahead on nearly 6,000 housing units in the West Bank and east Jerusalem since late March.
Nikolay Mladenov told the Security Council Thursday “this constitutes the largest settlement advancement in two years.
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