State dept calls "dangerous and reckless" reports on Israeli push to legalize settlements in West Bank
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- United States
U.S. State Department on Wednesday called "dangerous and reckless" the reports that Israel's finance minister Bezalel Smotrich was pushing to legalise dozens of settler outposts in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Speaking at a daily press briefing, deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel also said Washington was continuing to press the government of Israel for more information on reports of mass graves in Gaza.
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