Israel has approved its largest seizure of Palestinian land in three decades, nearly 1,000 acres in the occupied West Bank. At a news briefing, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Samantha Power, criticized Israel’s decision.

Samantha Power: “The U.S. position on settlement activity is very well known. We have long made clear our opposition to settlement activity. We’re deeply concerned by the reports of expanded settlement activity over the last few days, and we call on the government of Israel to reverse its decision. I think that these actions are contrary to Israel’s stated goal of achieving a permanent status agreement with the Palestinians.”

Despite saying it opposes Israeli settlements, the Obama administration has previously vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution declaring them “illegal.”