OIC Condemns Israel for Approving 34 New West Bank Settlements as War Crimes

The OIC condemned Israel's approval of 34 new settlements in the occupied West Bank.

“The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned Israel’s approval of 34 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying the decision violates international law”

Al Jazeera

The OIC General Secretariat emphasized that Israel has no sovereignty over the occupied Palestinian Territory.

Al Jazeera

The 34 settlements approved come on top of 68 approved since Netanyahu's government came to power in 2022.

The OIC warned that this escalation aims to undermine the two-state solution.

Seventeen Arab, Islamic, and European countries issued a joint condemnation.

The joint statement said the decisions constitute a flagrant violation of international law.

Masrawy

Turkiye criticised Israel’s approval of the new settlements.

The European Union strongly condemned Israel’s unilateral actions.

The OIC held an extraordinary meeting at the level of foreign ministers.

“That development came, according to a post by the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Turkish In Sosyal platform on Friday, which said that the meeting discussed steps by Israel to expand illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories”

TRT Arabi

The meeting affirmed the centrality of the Palestinian issue and Jerusalem to the Islamic Ummah.

The OIC decided to take all possible political and legal measures to counter Israeli policies.

The meeting condemned the statement by the American ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee.

The OIC called for implementing a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire in Gaza.

The meeting expressed support for the State of Palestine in recovery and reconstruction.

Ash-Sharq

The OIC expressed deep concern about rising tensions in the Middle East.

The media observatory of the OIC recorded 1318 crimes by Israel against Palestinians in one week.