The head of the organization, Muayyad Shaban, warned in a statement that the measure constitutes a new attack on Palestinian territory, and called for “urgent” international action to halt this dangerous expansion.

The decision represents a dangerous escalation and reveals Benjamin Netanyahu’s true intentions to consolidate the system of annexation, apartheid, and the complete Judaization of Palestinian land, he emphasized.

Shaban stated that the measure is also part of “a systematic policy led by the settler government headed” by Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.

The legalization represents “another step in the race to annihilate Palestinian geography in favor of the colonial settlement project” and poses a blatant challenge to international law, he insisted.

In his opinion, Israeli authorities are pursuing a strategic vision aimed at eliminating the possibility of a geographically contiguous Palestinian state through settlement expansion. Israel yesterday approved the creation of 19 settlements, a move described as historic by Smotrich, known for his anti-Palestinian and anti-Arab stances.

More than 750,000 Jewish settlers currently live in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, distributed among some 180 settlements and 256 outposts, according to official figures.

The international community rejects this expansionist policy and considers this territory part of the future Palestinian state.

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