World Bulletin / News Desk

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that they rejected the United Nations' decision to grant 'non-member observer status' to Palestine earlier in the week.

Speaking during the weekly meeting of the council of ministers, Netanyahu stressed that the response to attacks on the Israeli state and Zionism was strengthening the plans for settlements in all regions and to implement the decisions of the government concerning new settlements.

World court ruled that Israel's building settlements on occupied lands illegal.

"We are today building Jerusalem and will continue construction in all regions. This is a strategic map of the Israeli state," Netanyahu also said.