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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday condemned the Israeli government's decision to resume land registration procedures in Area C of the occupied West Bank, taken by the cabinet in May 2025, his spokesman said in a statement.
The decision, taken Sunday, "could lead to the dispossession of Palestinians of their property and creates the risk of expanding Israeli control over lands in the area," spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement.
Such measures, including Israel's continued presence in the occupied Palestinian territory, "are not only destabilizing but, as the International Court of Justice has said, illegal," he added.
The UN Secretary-General called on the Israeli government to immediately reverse these measures and reiterated his warning that the current situation on the ground undermines the prospects for a two-State solution to the conflict, the statement said.
A. Guterres reiterated that all Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the regime associated with them have no legal validity and are a flagrant violation of international law and relevant UN resolutions.
“The Secretary-General calls on all parties to preserve the only path to lasting peace—a negotiated settlement in accordance with Security Council resolutions and international law,” the statement said. –0–
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