{"id":12299,"date":"2026-02-15T17:31:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T17:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12299"},"modified":"2026-02-15T17:31:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T17:31:16","slug":"israel-approves-proposal-to-register-west-bank-lands-as-state-property-israel-palestine-conflict-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12299","title":{"rendered":"Israel approves proposal to register West Bank lands as \u2018state property\u2019 | Israel-Palestine conflict News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Proposal submitted by far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and others, public broadcaster Kan reports.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-listen-container__duration\">1 min<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><svg class=\"icon icon--info icon--main-grey-dark icon--16 listen-to-article-tooltip__icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><title>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 15 Feb 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">15 Feb 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>The Israeli government has approved a proposal to register large areas of the occupied West Bank as \u201cstate property\u201d for the first time since the Israeli occupation of the territory began in 1967.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli public broadcaster Kan on Sunday said the proposal was submitted by far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, Justice Minister Yariv Levin and Defence Minister Israel Katz.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are continuing the settlement revolution to control all our lands,\u201d Smotrich said.<\/p>\n<p>Most Palestinian land is not formally registered because it is a long, complicated process that Israel stopped in 1967. Registration of land establishes permanent ownership. International law states an occupying power cannot confiscate or settle land in occupied territories.<\/p>\n<p>The Palestinian Presidency slammed the Israeli government\u2019s decision, calling it a \u201cserious escalation\u201d and saying the Israeli move in effect nullifies signed agreements and clearly contradicts resolutions of the United Nations Security Council, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.<\/p>\n<p>Katz described the move as an \u201cessential security and governance measure designed to ensure control, enforcement and full freedom of action for the State of Israel in the area\u201d, The Jerusalem Post newspaper reported.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Israeli Security Cabinet approved measures promoted by Smotrich and Katz that further facilitate the unlawful seizure of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"null-and-void-decision\">\u2018Null and void decision\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The Palestinian group Hamas condemned the decision, calling it an attempt \u201cto steal and Judaise lands in the occupied West Bank by registering them as so-called \u2018state lands\u2019\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the group \u2013 which led the October 2023 attacks on Israel and fought Israel in its genocidal war in the Gaza Strip \u2013 called the approval \u201ca null and void decision issued by an illegitimate occupying power\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is an attempt to forcibly impose settlement and Judaisation on the ground, in flagrant violation of international law and relevant UN resolutions,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts described the move as a de facto annexation of the Palestinian territory, warning that it will profoundly reshape its civil and legal landscape by eliminating what the Israeli ministers called longstanding \u201clegal obstacles\u201d to the expansion of illegal settlements there.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking from Ramallah in the West Bank, political analyst Xavier Abu Eid told Al Jazeera that Israel is \u201cpacking annexation into some sort of a bureaucratic move\u201d. He said the International Court of Justice in 2024 said Israeli actions amount to annexation of the West Bank.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople should understand this is not just a step towards annexation. We are experiencing annexation as we speak today. What the Israeli government is doing is implanting their political programme \u2013 a policy that has already been presented,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Proposal submitted by far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and others, public broadcaster Kan reports. 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