AMMAN, February 15, 2026 (WAFA) – The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned the Israeli government's measures aimed at annexing occupied Palestinian territory, most recently the decision to designate land in the occupied West Bank as "state land."
The Ministry affirmed that this step constitutes a violation of international and humanitarian law and undermines the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, ending the occupation, and establishing their independent and sovereign state within the June 4, 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The Ministry's official spokesperson, Ambassador Fouad Majali, stated that the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan categorically rejects and condemns any Israeli attempts to impose Israeli sovereignty and laws on the West Bank, in contravention of international law, the existing legal status quo, and UN Security Council resolutions, particularly Resolution 2334, which condemns all Israeli measures aimed at altering the demographic composition and character of the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem.
Al-Majali pointed to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, which affirmed the illegality of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory and the invalidity of settlement construction and annexation measures in the occupied West Bank.
He warned against the continuation of illegal Israeli policies and violations of Islamic and Christian holy sites in occupied Jerusalem, reiterating the illegitimacy of any Israeli action in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Al-Majali called on the international community to uphold its legal and moral responsibilities and compel Israel to cease its escalation and unilateral actions in the occupied West Bank. He emphasized that achieving the rights of the Palestinian people, foremost among them the establishment of their independent state, is the only way to achieve a just and comprehensive peace and guarantee security and stability in the region.
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