Israel faced widespread condemnation Monday over its decision to approve a process to register land in the occupied West Bank as "state property," amid fears it would only speed up annexation of the Palestinian territory.
Tel Aviv's Foreign Ministry claimed the measure, approved late Sunday, would enable "transparent and thorough clarification of rights to resolve legal disputes" and was needed after unlawful land registration in areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority.
However, Türkiye, Egypt, Qatar and Jordan all criticized the move as illegal under international law.
Ankara strongly condemned the decision in a Foreign Ministry statement, saying that the move aims to impose Israel's "authority over the occupied West Bank and expand settlement activities."
"This step, which seeks to forcibly displace the Palestinian people from their land and accelerate Israel's unlawful annexation efforts, constitutes a clear violation of international law and is null and void," the ministry added.
