JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel allowed its halt in construction in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank to expire on Monday, defying a U.S. call to extend the moratorium and risking a Palestinian withdrawal from peace talks.
Minutes after the moratorium expired, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to continue "expedited, honest talks" to achieve a peace agreement within a year.
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