Various foreign miners condemn Israel over West Bank moves, statement says | World News
Saudi, Egypt, other foreign miners condemn Israel’s West Bank moves in joint statement. (Photo: X/@khaleejtimes)
The foreign miners of Brazil, France, Spain, Turkey and various other states condemned Israeli decisions that they said introduce sweeping extensions to unlawful Israeli control over the West Bank.
“Changes are wide-ranging, reclassifying Palestinian land as so-called Israeli ‘state land’, accelerating illegal settlement activity, and further entrenching Israeli adminration,” said the joint statement, issued late on Monday the Turkish Foreign Minry.
Other countries to sign the statement included Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar, as well as the heads of the Arab League and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
#Statement | We, the Foreign Miners of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the French Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Republic of Indonesia, Ireland, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Hashemite… pic.twitter.com/VgrV2EXo9t— Foreign Minry 🇸🇦 (@KSAmofaEN) February 23, 2026
Israel’s cabinet on February 15 approved further measures to tighten Israel’s control over the occupied West Bank and make it easier for settlers to buy land, a move Palestinians called a “de-facto annexation”.
The West Bank is among the territories that Palestinians seek for a future independent state. Much of it is under Israeli military control, with limited Palestinian self-rule in some areas run the Western-backed Palestinian Authority.
The joint statement said the settlements, and decisions designed to further them, are “a flagrant violation of international law” and a step towards “unacceptable de facto annexation”.Story continues below this ad
It said they also undermine the ongoing efforts for peace and stability in the region and threaten any meaningful prospect of regional integration.
