Pyongyang, November 5 (KCNA) -- A spokesman of Jordan's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday strongly condemned Israel's moves to expand Jewish settlements.

As regards Israel's decision to speed up building 2 000 settlement units in East Kuds, he said it will harm international efforts to attain peace in Middle East and is a stark challenge of the Quartet's efforts to resume Palestine-Israel peace talks.

"This is a response to Palestinians' success in obtaining full membership in UNESCO," he said, urging Israel cancel the decision at once.