RAMALLAH, June 3, 2026 (WAFA) – The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned on Wednesday the Israeli authorities' approval of the construction of 2,162 new settlement units in the occupied West Bank.
The Ministry stressed that this constitutes a blatant violation of international law and international humanitarian law, undermines efforts to achieve a two-state solution, and is a clear violation of the Palestinian people's inalienable right to self-determination, ending the occupation, and establishing their independent and sovereign state on the June 4, 1967 borders, with occupied East Jerusalem as its capital.
The official spokesperson for the Ministry, Ambassador Fouad Majali, affirmed the Kingdom's condemnation and absolute rejection of the extremist Israeli government's continued colonial projects and plans in the occupied West Bank.
Such plans, he stated, entrench the occupation and colonial expansion, clearly undermine the international will for a two-state solution, and violate international law and resolutions of international legitimacy, particularly UN Security Council Resolution 2334, which condemns all Israeli measures aimed at altering the demographic composition, character, and status of the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem.
He also cited 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.
Majali called on the international community to uphold its legal and moral responsibilities and compel Israel to cease its dangerous escalation and illegal, unilateral actions in the occupied West Bank.
He stressed the necessity of fulfilling the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, foremost among them the establishment of their independent state on their national soil, as the only path to achieving a just and comprehensive peace that guarantees security and stability in the region.
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