Legalizing settlements and displacement is a challenge to international law.

The Israeli occupation's approval of the separation of 13 colonial outposts from the settlements in the occupied West Bank and their recognition as independent settlements is a colonial crime under American sponsorship and international silence, and a blatant challenge to international law and UN resolutions. The extremist Israeli government continues its systematic Judaization and colonization process that seeks to impose a colonial settlement reality on our Palestinian land and targets the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem with the aim of displacing them and declaring the annexation of the remaining occupied Palestinian territories.

The aggressive decision represents an explicit declaration of the occupation's intentions to perpetuate colonialism and liquidate the Palestinian cause. What is happening today is the continuation of a long-term colonial project implemented by the occupation government, and the implementation of the plan of extremist minister Bezalel Smotrich, who described this decision as an important step on the road to annexation and sovereignty. The escalation of colonial operations and the establishment of settlements comes with the absolute support of the colonial powers, headed by the complicit American administration, which has not only remained silent, but also provides political and financial cover for this organized terrorism.

The Israeli government's approval of the formation of a "special directorate" within the Ministry of Defense to facilitate the displacement of Palestinian citizens is a crime of ethnic cleansing within the framework of the ongoing war of extermination on the Gaza Strip. It is a continuation of the crimes of ethnic cleansing and forced displacement committed by the occupation by turning the Strip into an uninhabitable place. The so-called "Israeli Security and Political Affairs Cabinet" approved a proposal submitted by Defense Minister Yisrael Katz to establish a "special directorate" for the displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, in line with the American proposal. The new directorate will organize what it described as "the voluntary transfer of Gaza Strip residents to third countries, for those who express a desire to do so."

Through this move, Israel, the occupying power, seeks to evade any criminal responsibility, accountability, or prosecution for its violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention. Action must be taken at the international level and at the level of international organizations to reject any calls for forced displacement, halt Israeli aggression against our people, and strengthen the steadfastness of citizens in their homeland, as this move poses a grave threat to the Palestinian future.

The persistence of the occupation government in its crimes and aggression against our people, their land and their rights requires all countries to review their positions and their effectiveness in influencing that government, the extent of its compliance with international resolutions and the importance of taking international steps to impose deterrent sanctions that force the occupation government to stop the war of genocide, displacement and annexation, and to comply with the international will for peace. We are surprised by the continued policy of double standards and leniency in holding the occupation accountable for its violations, the failure to implement international resolutions and court decisions, and the suspension of international humanitarian law. This is what allowed the extreme right-wing government to persist in genocide, displacement and ethnic cleansing and to impose a fait accompli by force. These policies only perpetuate more violence and unrest, close any horizon for a just political solution, and eliminate the hope of establishing an independent Palestinian state.

The international community is called upon to take urgent and genuine action, not just condemnatory statements that are worthless to the occupation. Rather, this action must be embodied in the imposition of sanctions on the occupation and the cessation of all forms of support for it. Continued silence will only lead to further escalation and explosion, and full responsibility falls on all those who support or remain silent in the face of these criminal colonial policies.