# China says Israel should stop its 'forced establishment' of West Bank settlements

https://mins.news/en/item/102372

- Reuters, 2026-10-16 01:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-says-israel-should-stop-its-forced-establishment-west-bank-settlements-2026-10-16/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad1773e81b9480001ba50eb

> Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Israeli President Isaac Herzog that Israel should halt and reverse what he called the “forced establishment” of settlements in the West Bank, according to a Chinese foreign ministry statement on Friday.

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