In a statement, Guterres warned that Tel Aviv is undermining the two-state solution and urged the government of Benjamin Netanyahu to reverse the decisions made regarding Palestine, which violate international law and the UN Charter.

All Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, as well as the regime and associated infrastructure, lack legal validity and is a flagrant violation of international law, including relevant UN resolutions, he noted.

Such actions, including Israel’s continued presence in the occupied Palestinian territory, are not only destabilizing, but, as the International Court of Justice has stated, illegal, according to the statement released by spokesperson Stephane Dujarric.

Furthermore, Guterres advocated for making the necessary efforts to achieve lasting peace.

Recently, the Israeli security cabinet approved several measures, including lifting a ban on the sale of West Bank land to Jews, declassifying land registry records to facilitate land purchasing, and transferring planning authority for construction at religious sites and other sensitive locations in the city of Hebron to Tel Aviv authorities.

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