RIYADH, August 15, 2025 (WAFA) - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia condemned, in the strongest possible terms, the Israeli occupation authorities' approval of the construction of colonial settlements around the occupied city of Jerusalem.

The Kingdom also denounced the Israeli Foreign Minister's statements preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state, considering them a violation of international law, the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and the establishment of their sovereign state, and relevant Security Council resolutions, foremost among them Security Council Resolution 2234 (2016), which calls on Israel to cease settlement activities in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and affirms the illegality of Israel's establishment of settlements in the territory occupied since 1967.

It also recalled the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice, which affirmed the invalidity of the annexation of the occupied Palestinian territories and the necessity of ending the Israeli occupation.

“These decisions and statements confirm the continuation of the illegal expansionist policies of this Israeli government, its obstruction of the peace process, and the serious threat to the possibility of a two-state solution. This requires the international community to assume its legal and moral responsibilities, protect the Palestinian people, and fulfill their legitimate rights, including recognition of the Palestinian state. It must also compel Israel to stop its aggression against Gaza and its illegal violations in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and to halt its crimes against the Palestinian people, particularly those amounting to genocide, and hold the perpetrators accountable,” said the Ministry in a statement.

The Kingdom renewed its categorical rejection of Israeli policies based on settlement expansion, forced displacement, and the denial of the Palestinian people's legitimate rights. It called on the international community, especially the permanent members of the Security Council, to take immediate action to compel the Israeli occupation authorities to end their crimes against the Palestinian people and the occupied Palestinian territory and to comply with UN resolutions and international law.

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