US EditionIsrael's Security Cabinet Approves Measures to Strengthen Control over the West Bank
The package eases Jewish land purchases, expands Israeli enforcement in Palestinian areas, and revives a land-acquisition committee amid plans to double settler population, officials said.
- On Sunday , Israel's Security Cabinet approved a package to deepen Israeli control over the occupied West Bank and weaken the Palestinian Authority, days before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.
- Citing policy aims, the ministers argued the package removes decades-old barriers and enables accelerated settlement development to deepen roots and 'bury the idea of a Palestinian state'.
- The measures include canceling a prohibition on sales of West Bank land to Israeli Jews, declassifying land registries, transferring planning powers in Hebron, and allowing Israeli enforcement authorities to demolish construction for heritage or environmental reasons.
- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the measures are dangerous and called for U.S. and U.N. intervention, while Hamas urged Palestinians to 'intensify the confrontation.'
- If implemented, the moves risk entrenching the settlement expansion trend and undermining Palestinian state prospects, as the international community and United Nations deem settlements illegal obstacles to peace.
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US President Donald Trump “has made it clear that he does not support Israel’s occupation of the West Bank,” his office said, according to Reuters. The statement comes after Israel’s security cabinet approved a number of regulations and measures that are expected to strengthen Israeli control over areas in the occupied West Bank. “Stability in the West Bank remains ...
Britain Urges Israel to Reverse West Bank Expansion Decision
Britain Urges Israel to Reverse West Bank Expansion Decision In a coordinated international response, Britain has echoed Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates' disapproval of Israel's controversial decision to expand its control over the West Bank.The British government has expressed strong condemnation of Israel's Security Cabinet's decision, describing the move as inconsistent with international law and calling for an immediate reversal.Cr…
The EU condemned Israeli measures to tighten control over the occupied West Bank, adopted on Sunday, which would pave the way for the further expansion of illegal Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. The United Nations also expressed concern.
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