UNSC warned of threat to two-state solution

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UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Monday heard renewed calls to halt Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied Palestinian territories, as delegates warned that escalating violence and continuous land seizures are rapidly dismantling the prospects for a two-state solution.

Briefing the UNSC, Deputy UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Ramiz Alakbarov highlighted deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Gaza and surging tensions across the West Bank.

The session reviewed the Secretary-General’s latest report on Resolution 2334, which reaffirms that Israeli settlements in territories occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, constitute a “flagrant violation” of international law with “no legal validity.”

Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad told the Security Council that the recent developments reflect a “systemic pattern” rather than isolated incidents.