The institution accused in a release the neighboring country of carrying out systematic violations in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

It cited as an example the recent decision by the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to register lands in the West Bank as “state property,” which amounts to a de facto annexation of large areas of that occupied territory.

Israeli policies of land confiscation and restrictions on the freedom of movement of Palestinians will not eliminate our people’s right to their homeland.

In light of the escalation, the Presidency called on the international community, especially the United States, to halt the war and compel its main ally in the Middle East to cease “its actions that fuel the cycle of violence and conflict in the region.”

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