ISTANBUL, GAZA: The foreign ministers of Brazil, France, Spain, Turkiye and various other states condemned Israeli decisions that introduce sweeping extensions to unlawful Israeli control over the West Bank.
“Changes are wide-ranging, reclassifying Palestinian land as so-called Israeli ‘state land’, accelerating illegal settlement activity, and further entrenching Israeli administration,” said the joint statement, issued by the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
Other countries to sign the statement included Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar, as well as the heads of the Arab League and Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
They “are part of a clear trajectory that aims to change the reality on the ground and to advance unacceptable de facto annexation,” the countries said.
“Such actions are a deliberate and direct attack on the viability of the Palestinian state and the implementation of the two-state solution.”
