Saudi Arabia condemned Israel's decision to take control of parts of the West Bank, warning the move would undermine efforts to achieve peace and stability, in a statement by the Foreign Ministry on X.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s condemnation of the Israeli occupation authorities’ decision to rename the West Bank as “State Lands,” affiliated with the occupation authorities, as part of plans aimed at imposing a new legal and administrative reality in the occupied West Bank, and undermining the ongoing efforts to achieve peace and stability in the region," the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
The Ministry said Israel had no right over Palestinian territories and was undermining the two state solution, reafirming the kingdoms support for a independent Palestinain State.
Israel’s cabinet on Sunday approved further measures to tighten Israel’s control over the occupied West Bank and make it easier for settlers to buy land, in a move Palestinians called “a de-facto annexation.” The move has been widely crticised by Arab countries including Qatar, Egypt and Jordan.
Internationally, the UN has also condemned the decison.
Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, said in remarks that such measures, along with Israel’s continued presence in the occupied Palestinian territory, not only destabilise the situation but are also illegal, as affirmed by the International Court of Justice.
He stressed that all Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem and the associated regime, have no legal validity and constitute a flagrant violation of international law and relevant United Nations resolutions.
#Statement | The Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the UAE, Qatar, Indonesia, Pakistan, Egypt, and Türkiye strongly condemn the decision issued by Israel to designate lands in the occupied West Bank as so called “state land" and approve procedures for the registration… pic.twitter.com/IW6WOPj4AX
— Foreign Ministry (@KSAmofaEN) February 17, 2026
