{"id":13278,"date":"2026-02-24T09:04:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T09:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=13278"},"modified":"2026-02-24T09:04:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T09:04:51","slug":"nearly-20-countries-slam-israels-de-facto-annexation-drive-in-west-bank-occupied-west-bank-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=13278","title":{"rendered":"Nearly 20 countries slam Israel\u2019s \u2018de facto annexation\u2019 drive in West Bank | Occupied West Bank News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Joint statement says Israeli land grab is \u2018deliberate and direct attack\u2019 on the viability of a Palestinian state.<\/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 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registration in the occupied West Bank, which will sanction the seizure of land from Palestinians who cannot prove ownership, as \u201cde facto annexation\u201d.<\/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>\u201cChanges are wide-ranging, reclassifying Palestinian land as so-called Israeli \u2018state land\u2019, accelerating illegal \u2060settlement activity, and further entrenching Israeli administration,\u201d said the joint statement, also signed by Saudi \u200cArabia and Egypt, as well as the heads of the Arab League and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s plans, signed on February 15, will see registration introduced across Area C, which makes up about 60 percent of the West Bank\u2019s territory, according to the illegal settlement monitoring organisation, Peace Now.<\/p>\n<p>The joint statement warned Israel\u2019s moves could permanently alter the \u201clegal and administrative status\u201d of territory that is largely under Israeli military control, with limited Palestinian self-rule, but which would constitute part of a future Palestinian state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch actions are a deliberate and direct attack on the viability of the Palestinian State and the implementation of the two-State Solution,\u201d the statement said, rejecting measures altering \u201cthe demographic composition, character and status of the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4319192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/INTERACTIVE-Displacemnt-across-the-occupied-West-Bank-west-bank-February-17-2026-copy-1771321245.png?quality=80\" alt=\"INTERACTIVE - Displacemnt across the occupied West Bank -west bank - February 17, 2026 copy-1771321245\" data-interactive=\"true\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Signatories also called on Israel to end settler violence against Palestinians, pledging to take \u201cconcrete steps, in accordance with international law, to counter the expansion of illegal settlements in Palestinian territory and policies and threats of forcible displacement and annexation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The foreign ministers stressed that Israeli settlements constitute \u201ca flagrant violation of international law\u201d, including previous United Nations Security Council resolutions and the 2024 Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).<\/p>\n<p>The landmark ICJ ruling stated that Israel\u2019s \u201cabuse of its status as the occupying power\u201d rendered its \u201cpresence in the occupied Palestinian territory unlawful\u201d.<\/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><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4319194\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/INTERACTIVE-Settler-attacks-across-the0Doccupied-West-Bank-2024-2025-west-bank-October-14-2025-1771321248.png?quality=80\" alt=\"INTERACTIVE - Settler attacks across theoccupied West Bank (2024-2025)-west bank - October 14, 2025-1771321248\" data-interactive=\"true\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres 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>Signatories of the statement urged Israel to immediately release withheld tax revenues owed to the Palestinian Authority in accordance with the 1994 Paris Protocol.<\/p>\n<p>They also 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