In the West Bank, Egypt condemns the Zionist decision to establish 22 settlements
Cairo – INA
Egypt condemned, on Friday, the Zionist occupation's decision to approve the establishment of 22 new settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Cairo stressed, according to a statement received and followed by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "this decision represents a flagrant violation of international legitimacy resolutions, most notably the Fourth Geneva Convention, Security Council resolutions, including Resolution 2334, and the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice regarding the Zionist occupation of Palestinian territories."
The statement added that "the Arab Republic of Egypt affirms that the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the June 4, 1967 lines, with East Jerusalem as its capital, is an inalienable right of the Palestinian people and a legitimate, irreversible international demand.
The Zionist settlements have no legal basis and constitute a flagrant violation of international law and the Fourth Geneva Convention, which affirms that an occupying power may not deport or transfer parts of its population to the territories it occupies. The Zionist settlements also constitute a major obstacle to achieving a just, lasting and comprehensive peace."
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