Nabil Abu Rudeineh, a spokesman for Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas, on Monday condemned Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's decision to approve the construction of 800 new housing units in "illegal settlements established on occupied Palestinian land."
"Netanyahu's decision reflects his attempt to take advantage of the time before the departure of the current US administration, which has closed its eyes to the Israeli government's attempts to steal Palestinian land," Abu Rudeineh said.
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