Arab countries have denounced official Israeli calls for the annexation of the occupied West Bank as a violation of international law, Anadolu Agency reports.
Fourteen Israeli ministers and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana signed a joint letter demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immediately annexe the occupied territory.
Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin also called for the West Bank annexation, saying “the time for sovereignty has come.”
In a statement, the Palestinian Authority condemned the Israeli calls as “a direct threat to regional stability.”
Jordan’s Foreign Ministry condemned “in the strongest terms” what it called “dangerous statements” made by Israeli government members.
In a post on X, the Saudi Foreign Ministry denounced “the Israeli occupation official’s call to impose sovereignty over the West Bank territories in Palestine,” labelling it a breach of international resolutions.
The ministry reaffirmed the kingdom’s rejection of “any attempts to expand settlements on Palestinian land” and stressed the importance of “holding Israeli authorities accountable to international decisions.”
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry also categorically rejected the Israeli calls for annexing the West Bank, calling them “a clear violation of international law aimed at entrenching the illegal occupation of Palestinian territories.”
