Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh said: "In light of the absence of a political horizon, the financial blockade, and the Israeli piracy of our money, the Palestinian territories are witnessing unprecedentedly complex situations at all levels, and these complications have not been seen before."

This came during his meeting, today, Monday, in his office in Ramallah, Stephen Hickey, Director of Middle East and North Africa Affairs at the British Foreign Office, in the presence of the British Consul General in Jerusalem, Diane Corner.

The Prime Minister added: "The Israeli measures that we are witnessing from the incursions into the Palestinian areas and the acceleration of settlement activity constitute a re-occupation of the West Bank from cities, villages and camps."

Shtayyeh called on Britain to work, alongside the United States and the international community, to put pressure on Israel to abide by all agreements signed with it, including holding elections in all Palestinian territories, especially Jerusalem, and to stop all unilateral measures.