{"id":12567,"date":"2026-02-18T05:37:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T05:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12567"},"modified":"2026-02-18T05:37:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T05:37:28","slug":"over-80-un-member-states-condemn-israels-de-facto-annexation-of-west-bank-occupied-west-bank-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12567","title":{"rendered":"Over 80 UN member states condemn Israel\u2019s de facto annexation of West Bank | Occupied West Bank News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>UN warns that Israel\u2019s plan will lead to widespread dispossession of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank.<\/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\">4 mins<\/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 aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>More than 80 United Nations member states have condemned Israel\u2019s plan to expand control over the occupied West Bank and claim large tracts of Palestinian territory as Israeli \u201cstate property\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe strongly condemn unilateral Israeli decisions and measures aimed at expanding Israel\u2019s unlawful presence in the West Bank,\u201d Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour said on Tuesday, speaking on behalf of the coalition of 85 member states and several international organisations.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cSuch decisions are contrary to Israel\u2019s obligations under international law and must be immediately reversed. We underline in this regard our strong opposition to any form of annexation,\u201d Mansour said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe reiterate our rejection of all measures aimed at altering the demographic composition, character and status of the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch measures violate international law, undermine the ongoing efforts for peace and stability in the region, run counter to the Comprehensive Plan and jeopardise the prospect of reaching a peace agreement ending the conflict,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict is a November agreement between Israel and Hamas to end the genocidal war.<\/p>\n<p>Signatories to the joint statement on Tuesday include Australia, Canada, China, France, Pakistan, Russia, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, the United Arab Emirates, the European Union, the League of Arab States and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>The joint statement follows Israel\u2019s decision to implement land registration in Area C of the West Bank for the first time since 1967, when Israel began its occupation of Palestinian territory.<\/p>\n<p>Area C makes up about 60 percent of the West Bank\u2019s territory, according to the illegal settlement monitoring organisation Peace Now.<\/p>\n<p>UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, earlier this week, warned that Israel\u2019s land registration plan could lead to the \u201cdispossession of Palestinians of their property and risks expanding Israeli control over land in the area\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Guterres warned that the process could be both \u201cdestabilising\u201d and unlawful, citing a landmark 2024 ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that stated Israel\u2019s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza is unlawful and must end.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s \u201cabuse of its status as the occupying power\u201d renders its \u201cpresence in the occupied Palestinian territory unlawful\u201d, the ICJ said in its ruling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsraeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and the regime associated with them, have been established and are being maintained in violation of international law,\u201d the court added.<\/p>\n<p>According to the ICJ, approximately 465,000 Israeli settlers live in the occupied West Bank, spread across some 300 settlements and outposts, which are illegal under international law.<\/p>\n<p>Separately on Tuesday, a 13-year-old Palestinian child was killed, and two other children were seriously injured, in the occupied West Bank\u2019s central Jordan Valley area by ammunition discarded by the Israeli military, the Palestinian Wafa news agency reported.<\/p>\n<p>The injured children, aged 12 and 14, are receiving treatment in hospital, Wafa said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UN warns that Israel\u2019s plan will lead to widespread dispossession of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank. 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