Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Yammahi, President of the Arab Parliament, condemned the Israeli Knesset's approval of two draft laws aimed at imposing what is called "Israeli sovereignty" over the West Bank and one of the illegal settlements.
"UNRWA is not going to play any role in it. The UN we can; we're seeing the work they're doing. The World Food Programme. ..We're willing to work with them if they can make it work, but not UNRWA. UNRWA became a subsidiary of Hamas," the US State Secretary said.
In a post on X, the Israeli Prime Minister's Office said, "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, at his office in Jerusalem."
In a joint statement, the countries described the move as a "blatant violation of international law and UN Security Council resolutions," particularly Resolution 1134, which denounces Israeli actions aimed at altering the demographic and legal status of occupied Palestinian territories si
Israel's Prime Minister's Office said on Thursday that the Knesset vote on annexing West Bank settlements was a "deliberate political provocation" by the opposition to "sow discord" during US Vice President JD Vance's visit to Israel.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that the Knesset's move to annex the West Bank could threaten President Trump's Gaza peace plan. He arrives in Israel to support the plan, following visits by VP JD Vance and Trump's envoys Kushner and Witkoff, amid efforts to maintain the ceasefir
Qatar and Saudi Arabia have strongly condemned the Israeli Knesset approving two laws aimed at "imposing Israeli sovereignty over the occupied West Bank", calling it a "blatant violation" of the rights of the Palestinian people, and a challenge to international law.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his "unqualified" praise of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following the agreement on the first phase of US President Donald Trump's peace plan in Gaza, calling it "shocking, shameful and morally atroci
Turning to the situation in the West Bank, Abbas said, "The extremist Israeli government continues to implement its settlement disease through illegal settlement expansion and developing projects for annexing settlements."
French President Emmanuel Macron has sharply criticised Israel's settlement expansion plans in the occupied West Bank, calling it a "political project" aimed at undermining the possibility of a two-state solution and denying Palestinians their right to peace.