Nearly 20 countries slam Israel’s ‘de facto annexation’ drive in West Bank

Joint statement says Israeli land grab is ‘deliberate and direct attack’ on the viability of a Palestinian state.

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Foreign ministers of 19 countries, including Turkiye, Qatar, France and Brazil, have signed a joint statement condemning Israel’s moves to unlawfully extend and consolidate its control over Palestinian land.

The statement issued late Monday by the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs described Israel’s plans to begin land registration in the occupied West Bank, which will sanction the seizure of land from Palestinians who cannot prove ownership, as “de facto annexation”.