"Announcing the measures, which involve extending Israeli control in areas that are currently under Palestinian administration, Israel's defence minister, Israel Katz, made clear they were aimed at strengthening Israeli settlements in the West Bank and pre-empting the emergence of an independent sovereign Palestine. The measures, passed by the Israeli security cabinet, also make it easier to find out who owns land in the West Bank and for non-Arabs to buy property in the territory."
"A joint statement by a group of Arab and Islamic states, which will be central to Donald Trump's hopes of implementing a peace plan in Gaza, said they condemned in the strongest terms the illegal Israeli decisions and measures aimed at imposing unlawful Israeli sovereignty. The signatories including Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Turkey said the new measures would inflame violence, deepen the conflict and endanger regional stability and security."
Israel announced measures to extend its control over areas of the West Bank currently under Palestinian administration. The measures were passed by the Israeli security cabinet and aim to strengthen Israeli settlements and pre-empt the emergence of a sovereign Palestinian state. The rules make it easier to determine land ownership in the West Bank and to allow non-Arabs to buy property. Washington restated opposition to annexation. The EU warned of possible sanctions and suspension of parts of the EU-Israel trade agreement. A group of Arab and Islamic states condemned the decisions as illegal and warned they would inflame violence and threaten regional stability. The UK called the measures wholly unacceptable and urged immediate reversal.
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