US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that his country is disappointed by Israel's announcement of plans to build 3,000 housing units in settlements in the occupied West Bank. Blinken believes that Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank contradicts international law.
The administration of US President Joe Biden objects to the expansion of settlements, and says that it harms efforts for permanent peace. Most countries consider the settlements, which separate Palestinian communities from each other by many areas, a violation of international law, according to the UN.