Israel approves West Bank land registration, Palestinians slam ‘de-facto annexation’
France 24
by FRANCE 24February 16, 2026
Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved a process to register land in the West Bank, a move far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich hailed as "continuing the revolution of settlement". The Palestinian Authority condemned what it called "a de-facto annexation of occupied Palestinian territory" and several Arab countries criticised the measure as illegal under international law.
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Originally published on France 24 on 2/16/2026