"The new measures, which aim to expand Israel's power across the occupied West Bank, will make it easier to seize Palestinian land illegally. We are anchoring settlement as an inseparable part of Israel's government policy, said Katz. Experts say it will fundamentally alter the civil and legal reality of the territory, removing what the Israeli ministers termed legal obstacles that have existed for decades against the expansion of illegal settlements in the occupied territories."
"The Palestinian presidency called the decision dangerous and an open Israeli attempt to legalise settlement expansion and land confiscation. President Mahmoud Abbas's office called on the United States and the United Nations Security Council to intervene immediately. On Monday, eight Muslim-majority countries denounced Israel for trying to impose unlawful Israeli sovereignty in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian officials and legal experts warn that this package effectively terminates the 1993 Oslo Accords,"
Israel's security cabinet ratified decisions pushed by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Defence Minister Israel Katz to expand Israeli control across the occupied West Bank. The measures make it easier to seize Palestinian land and remove longstanding legal obstacles to settlement expansion. Katz said settlement is an inseparable part of government policy. The Palestinian presidency called the decisions dangerous and urged the United States and the UN Security Council to intervene. Eight Muslim-majority countries denounced attempts to impose unlawful Israeli sovereignty. Palestinian officials and legal experts warn the package effectively terminates the 1993 Oslo Accords and strips the Palestinian Authority of remaining civil powers.
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