Amman, June 3 (Petra) -- The Ministry of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs condemned Israel’s approval of 2,126 new settlement units in the occupied West Bank, saying the move constitutes a flagrant violation of international law and international humanitarian law, undermines efforts to achieve a two-state solution, and infringes upon the Palestinian people’s inalienable right to self-determination, ending the occupation, and establishing an independent and sovereign state on the June 4, 1967 lines with occupied Jerusalem as its capital.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Fouad Al-Majali reaffirmed the Kingdom’s condemnation and absolute rejection of the Israeli government's continued settlement projects and plans in the occupied West Bank, describing them as an entrenchment of the occupation and settlement expansion and a clear undermining of the international community’s commitment to the two-state solution.

Al-Majali said the settlement activities constitute a violation of international law and international legitimacy resolutions, particularly United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, which condemns all Israeli measures aimed at altering the demographic composition, character and status of the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem.

He also referred to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, which affirmed the illegality of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory and the invalidity of settlement construction and measures aimed at annexing parts of the occupied West Bank.

Al-Majali called on the international community to assume its legal and moral responsibilities and compel Israel to halt what he described as its dangerous escalation and unlawful unilateral measures in the occupied West Bank.

He stressed the need to fulfil the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, foremost among them the establishment of an independent state on their national territory, as the only path toward achieving a just and comprehensive peace that guarantees security and stability in the region.

//Petra// AF