Unauthorised Jewish settlements surge in occupied West Bank, says watchdog – as it happened
by Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Richard Luscombe, Tom Bry from World news | The Guardian on (#6HKWT)
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The German government is monitoring the situation on the border between Israel and Lebanon, a German foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday, as the country's top diplomat prepares to travel to the Middle East for talks.
The spokesperson said:
The risk of escalation is unfortunately very real.