Egypt Condemns Israel's Approval for New Settlement in Occupied East Jerusalem

Egypt condemned Israel's approval to build a new settlement in occupied East Jerusalem, which is a blatant violation of international law and UN Security Council resolutions on the illegality of Israeli settlement in occupied Palestinian territories.

In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Egypt stressed its firm rejection of Israeli settlement policies in all occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem, and the repeated attempts to undermine the existing legal, historical, and demographic status quo in an effort to separate parts of the land from its Palestinian surroundings, calling on Israel to halt its illegal settlement activities.

Egypt also renewed its call on influential international parties, the United Nations (UN) and its relevant bodies, to uphold their responsibilities to protect the rights of the Palestinian people and to halt Israeli unilateral settlement activities that undermine the foundations of the future of the peace process and the final status issues between the Palestinian and Israeli sides.

It also stressed the need for Israel to stop exploiting the world's preoccupation with the war it is waging against the Palestinian people in Gaza to intensify its illegal practices in the West Bank, including settlement activities.