RAMALLAH - (Xinhua) - Palestinian Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh accused Israel today (Thursday) of working to destroy the two-state solution on a daily basis due to its settlement plans in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

This came during his meeting with the representative of the Labor Party in the British Parliament, David Lamy, in the city of Ramallah, where he briefed him on the Israeli procedures, the high pace of settlement, the daily incursions into the Palestinian territories, and the policy of killing and arrests.

Shtayyeh stressed, according to a statement issued by his office, of which Xinhua News Agency received a copy, that Britain should take serious measures against settlements and its products, considering the move pushes Israel to stop its settlement program, which is gradually eroding the lands of the Palestinian state.

Shtayyeh called on Britain to translate the British Parliament's vote years ago in favor of recognizing Palestine into effect, in order to move the stagnant waters and save the two-state solution that Israel is working to destroy daily.

The Palestinian Prime Minister said, "We share with Britain the respect for international law and international resolutions," calling for care to be taken to use the legal terminology known to some places such as the Noble Sanctuary.

Shtayyeh put the British MP in the picture of the economic situation, stressing that the crisis is the result of a structural defect in the Palestinian economy due to the lack of control over capabilities, borders and land, the decline in international aid, and the result of the continued Israeli deductions from Palestinian tax funds.

For his part, Lamy affirmed, according to the statement, his party's support for the two-state solution and the preservation of the rights of the Palestinian people.

Israel occupied the West Bank in 1967 and established settlements on it, which are considered a violation of international law. Israeli settlement is one of the most prominent files of the dispute between the Palestinians and Israel in light of the stalled peace negotiations between them since 2014.

In the same context, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates in the Palestinian Authority said in a statement that Israel does not pay attention to the European and American positions rejecting settlement, but has become coexisting with its low ceiling, especially since it does not translate into practical steps and measures.

It is noteworthy that Security Council Resolution No. (2334) was issued on December 23, 2016, and urged an end to Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories.

The resolution stipulated Israel's demand to halt settlement activities in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the illegality of Israel's establishment of settlements in the land occupied since 1967.