Jordan condemns "Israel’s" settlement expansion in the West Bank

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates strongly condemned "Israel’s" decision, as the occupying power in the West Bank, to approve the construction of 22 new settlements there.

The Ministry called the decision a blatant violation of international law and international humanitarian law, and a clear infringement on the Palestinian people’s inalienable right to establish their independent and sovereign state along the June 4, 1967 lines, with occupied Jerusalem as its capital.

The official spokesperson for the ministry, Ambassador Dr. Sufyan Qudah, affirmed the Kingdom’s absolute rejection and strong condemnation of this decision, which contravenes United Nations Security Council resolutions, particularly Resolution 2334. That resolution condemns all "Israeli" measures aimed at altering the demographic composition, character, and status of the occupied Palestinian territory since 1967, including occupied Jerusalem, and confirms that all "Israeli" settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, are illegal under international law.

It also aligns with the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which affirmed the need to end the Israeli Occupation, the illegality of colonial settlement construction, and the invalidity of all annexation measures concerning occupied Palestinian land. This decision comes as a deliberate disregard for continuous international calls to halt settlement activities and violations in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Ambassador Qudah stressed that all "Israeli" actions and decisions in the West Bank are illegal and illegitimate, emphasizing that "Israel" has no sovereignty over the occupied Palestinian land.

He called on the international community to fulfill its legal and moral responsibilities by compelling "Israel", the occupying power, to end its aggression on Gaza and its dangerous escalation in the occupied West Bank, to provide the necessary protection for the Palestinian people, to uphold their legitimate rights in establishing their independent, sovereign state along the June 4, 1967 lines with occupied Jerusalem as its capital, and to put an end to the crimes committed against them and hold those responsible accountable.