UN Security Council urges end to Israeli settlements

The resolution said Israel's settlements on Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, have "no legal validity."


It demanded a halt to "all Israeli settlement activities", saying this "is essential for salvaging the two-state solution".

WATCH: Analysis - UNSC vote on Israeli settlements postponed (4:35)

Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi had backtracked on the move to condemn Israel's settlement policy on Thursday after receiving a phone call from US president-elect Donald Trump, who spoke out in favour of a US veto.

Israeli ambassador to the UN Danny Danon said his government had expected a US veto of "this disgraceful resolution.

I have no doubt that the new US administration and the incoming UN secretary-general will usher in a new era in terms of the UN's relationship with Israel," said Danon after the vote.


Trump said in a tweet: "As to the UN, things will be different after Jan 20th."


Trump is likely to be a more staunch supporter of Netanyahu's right-wing policies. He named a hardline, pro-settlement ambassador to Israel and vowed to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
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