Egypt Condemns Israeli Decision to Legalize Settlement Outposts in West Bank

Egypt condemned on Monday the Israeli government's decision to "legalize" settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank and build new settlement units, considering it an unacceptable provocative act that coincides with the convening of Al-Quds Support conference in Cairo.

In a statement, Foreign Ministry said that this decision represents a flagrant violation of the resolutions of the Security Council and the United Nations (UN) and the relevant rules of international law, which confirms the illegality of settlement activity in all its forms and manifestations.

Moreover, Egypt warned of the consequences of this decision, which would inflame the severely congested situation in the occupied territories, in a way that threatens the widening of the scope and pace of violence, and will have dire repercussions on the security and stability of the entire region. 

It also called for an immediate end to all unilateral measures on the part of Israel, including house demolitions, arrests, and raids targeting the Palestinian people and their property.

Furthermore, Egypt affirmed that the only way to calm the situation is to stop those practices that violate international laws, which are rejected by the human conscience, and to prepare the atmosphere for a return to the negotiating table with the aim of reaching a solution to the Palestinian issue on the basis of international legitimacy resolutions, that achieves a comprehensive and just peace.