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<p><strong>Maan News Agency | Jan 20, 2012</strong><br />
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<p>UNITED NATIONS (Ma&#8217;an) &#8212; The UN humanitarian chief has told the Security Council that Israel&#8217;s settlement building in the West Bank and blockade of Gaza is harming Palestinian economic development.</p>
<p>Israel&#8217;s dismantling of the Karni crossing into Gaza will further harm business in the coastal enclave, Valerie Amos said, adding the closure &#8220;will have the impact of de-developing Gaza rather than re-developing Gaza.&#8221;</p>
<p>Amos, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, also briefed the Security Council on Israel&#8217;s zoning and planning regulations in Area C, the 62 percent of the West Bank under full Israeli control in the Wednesday meeting, the UN news service said.</p>
<p>She expressed concern that the growing settlement population in the West Bank was adversely affecting development and access to basic services for Palestinians.</p>
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