German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has criticised Israel’s settlement policy in the occupied West Bank and repeated calls for a two-state solution for Israel and Palestinians, Reuters reports.

“We don’t want any new settlements in the West Bank, no violence by settlers against the Palestinians in the West Bank,” Scholz said during a visit to Nuthetal in Brandenburg state.

The best outcome for Israelis and Palestinians remains the two-state solution, he said.

“If some in Israeli politics distance themselves from this, we will not support them,” Scholz said.