The United Nations slammed U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's reported decision to visit Israeli settlement in the West Bank, emphasizing the illegality of settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.

" Our position regarding settlements and their illegality remains the same and has not changed.", Stefan Dujarric, spokesman for the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in a press conference held in New York.

Israeli media earlier reported that Pompeo would make an exceptional visit to the settlements in the West Bank and the contested Golan Heights during a visit to Israel next week.

Therefore, Pompeo will be the first US Secretary of State to visit the occupied Golan Heights and the illegal Israeli settlements.

Pompeo announced that Donald Trump said In 2019 that Israeli settlements built on the Palestinian territories are no longer considered as inconsistent with international law.