Israel’s cupboard on February 15 accredited additional measures to tighten Israel’s management over the occupied West Financial institution and make it simpler for settlers to purchase land, a transfer Palestinians referred to as a “de-facto annexation”. File
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The Overseas Ministers of Brazil, France, Spain, Turkey and varied different states condemned Israeli selections that they stated introduce sweeping extensions to illegal Israeli management over the West Financial institution.
“Adjustments are wide-ranging, reclassifying Palestinian land as so-called Israeli ‘state land’, accelerating unlawful settlement exercise, and additional entrenching Israeli administration,” stated the joint assertion, issued late on Monday (February 23, 2026) by the Turkish Overseas Ministry.
Different nations to signal the assertion included Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar, in addition to the heads of the Arab League and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
Israel’s cupboard on February 15 accredited additional measures to tighten Israel’s management over the occupied West Financial institution and make it simpler for settlers to purchase land, a transfer Palestinians referred to as a “de-facto annexation”. The West Financial institution is among the many territories that Palestinians search for a future impartial state. A lot of it’s underneath Israeli army management, with restricted Palestinian self-rule in some areas run by the Western-backed Palestinian Authority.
The joint assertion stated the settlements, and selections designed to additional them, are “a flagrant violation of worldwide legislation” and a step in direction of “unacceptable de facto annexation”.
It stated they additionally undermine the continuing efforts for peace and stability in the area and threaten any significant prospect of regional integration.
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