UN warns E1 settlement poses existential threat to two-state solution

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed alarm on 2026-08-21 over reports of illegal Israeli settlement outposts in the West Bank, stating that the E1 development poses an existential threat to prospects for a two-state solution.

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E1 Israeli settlement poses ‘existential threat’ to two-state solution, UN chief warns

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The United Nations on Wednesday said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was alarmed by reports of illegal Israeli settlement outposts in the West Bank, warning that development in the E1 area threatened a two-state solution. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the E1 settlement would sever the connection between the northern and southern West Bank and have severe consequences for the territo