Riyadh: Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the UAE, Qatar, Indonesia, Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkiye have issued a strong condemnation of Israeli measures in the occupied West Bank, aimed at asserting unlawful sovereignty and expanding settlement activities.
According to Kuwait News Agency, in a joint statement released on Monday, these eight countries expressed grave concerns over Israel's recent actions that seek to accelerate illegal annexation attempts and displace the Palestinian population. The statement emphasizes that such measures could exacerbate violence and instability across the region.
The nations collectively denounced these developments as blatant violations of international law, undermining the two-state solution and infringing upon the Palestinian people's right to an independent state based on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as the capital. They further highlighted how these actions pose significant obstacles to ongoing peace and stability efforts.
The joint statement also declared Israel's activities in the occupied West Bank as null and void, citing them as clear breaches of UN Security Council resolutions, notably Resolution 2334. This resolution condemns any Israeli efforts to alter the demographic composition, character, and status of the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem.
The condemnation follows the approval by Israel's political and security cabinet of several decisions on Sunday aimed at altering the judicial and civil landscape and increasing Israeli control in the West Bank.