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