The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned, in the strongest terms, Israel's announcement of the establishment of a special agency aimed at displacing Palestinians under the pretext of "voluntary departure" from the Gaza Strip. This came in conjunction with the Israeli Security Cabinet's approval of the demolition of 13 illegal settlement neighborhoods in the West Bank, in preparation for their "legalization" as colonial settlements.
In this regard, she stressed that all Israeli measures targeting the Palestinian presence on their land are invalid, represent a flagrant violation of international law and international humanitarian law, and are part of practices that constitute the crime of forced displacement of Palestinians from their occupied land.
The Ministry's official spokesperson, Ambassador Sufian Al-Qudah, affirmed the Kingdom's absolute rejection and condemnation of the Israeli government's decision, which continues to violate international law and relevant UN resolutions, particularly Security Council Resolution 2334, which condemns all Israeli measures aimed at changing the demographic composition, character and status of the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem. The Kingdom also condemns the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice, which affirmed the illegality of the Israeli occupation and settlements, their annexation of the occupied Palestinian territory, and its rejection of the displacement of Palestinians inside or outside their homeland.
Ambassador Qudah called on the international community to assume its legal and moral responsibilities, compel Israel to immediately halt its aggression against Gaza and its dangerous escalation in the occupied West Bank, and fulfill the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people to establish an independent, sovereign state on the June 4, 1967, lines, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
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Jordan condemns Israel's announcement of the establishment of a special agency targeting the displacement of Palestinians.