UN-West Bank/Land Registration/Condemnation
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1. Screenshot of statement by Bureau of United Nations Committee on Exercise of Inalienable Rights of Palestinian People
FILE: U.N. Headquarters, New York City - Sept 23, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. U.N. headquarters
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3. U.N. flag
4. U.N. logo
FILE: West Bank - Sept 21-26, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of Israeli settlements, West Bank wall
FILE: Jenin, West Bank - Jan 22, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of Israeli military vehicles, bulldozers
FILE: Jenin, West Bank - Jan 23, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of displaced people with belongings walking down rough road
FILE: Israel - Nov 1, 2022 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Israeli Parliament Knesset, national flag of Israel
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9. Various of buildings, traffic
The Bureau of the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People on Wednesday issued an official statement to condemn Israel's recent approval of new land registration procedures in the occupied West Bank, warning that the move constitute a serious escalation that violates international law and the relevant U.N. resolutions.
Such illegal measures risk the further dispossession of Palestinian landowners and entrenchment of Israel's unlawful control over occupied territory, the Committee Bureau said in the statement.
The Committee Bureau called on Israel to immediately cease and reverse these measures while urging the international community to take concrete steps to hold Israel accountable for its moves.
Israel on Sunday approved a plan to register West Bank land as "state property," a move that could strengthen Israeli claims and facilitate settlement expansion. The plan, submitted by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, Justice Minister Yariv Levin, and Defense Minister Israel Katz, was approved by the cabinet, according to a joint statement.
For the first time since the 1967 Middle East war, which brought the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza under Israeli control, the cabinet authorized a land registration process in the West Bank. The Land Registry and Settlement of Rights, a government authority under the Justice Ministry, will carry out the process with dedicated staff and budget.
The ministers said the move would allow a "transparent and thorough clarification" of property rights. Much of the West Bank has never undergone systematic registration, with ownership claims relying on Ottoman, British Mandate, or Jordanian records.
The decision is the latest in a series of measures by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government aimed at expanding settlements. Palestinian officials have warned that formalizing Israeli state claims over land in Area C, which refers to approximately 60 percent of the West Bank, could further undermine prospects for a negotiated two-state solution.
The West Bank is seen by most of the international community as occupied territory. Palestinians seek it as the core of a future independent state.
UN-West Bank/Land Registration/Condemnation
Dateline : Feb 18, 2026/File
Location : United Nations
Duration : 1'14
Beijing, China - Feb 18, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Screenshot of statement by Bureau of United Nations Committee on Exercise of Inalienable Rights of Palestinian People
FILE: U.N. Headquarters, New York City - Sept 23, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. U.N. headquarters
FILE: U.N. Headquarters, New York City - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. U.N. flag
4. U.N. logo
FILE: West Bank - Sept 21-26, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of Israeli settlements, West Bank wall
FILE: Jenin, West Bank - Jan 22, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of Israeli military vehicles, bulldozers
FILE: Jenin, West Bank - Jan 23, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of displaced people with belongings walking down rough road
FILE: Israel - Nov 1, 2022 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Israeli Parliament Knesset, national flag of Israel
FILE: Tel Aviv, Israel - April 7-8, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Various of buildings, traffic
The Bureau of the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People on Wednesday issued an official statement to condemn Israel's recent approval of new land registration procedures in the occupied West Bank, warning that the move constitute a serious escalation that violates international law and the relevant U.N. resolutions.
Such illegal measures risk the further dispossession of Palestinian landowners and entrenchment of Israel's unlawful control over occupied territory, the Committee Bureau said in the statement.
The Committee Bureau called on Israel to immediately cease and reverse these measures while urging the international community to take concrete steps to hold Israel accountable for its moves.
Israel on Sunday approved a plan to register West Bank land as "state property," a move that could strengthen Israeli claims and facilitate settlement expansion. The plan, submitted by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, Justice Minister Yariv Levin, and Defense Minister Israel Katz, was approved by the cabinet, according to a joint statement.
For the first time since the 1967 Middle East war, which brought the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza under Israeli control, the cabinet authorized a land registration process in the West Bank. The Land Registry and Settlement of Rights, a government authority under the Justice Ministry, will carry out the process with dedicated staff and budget.
The ministers said the move would allow a "transparent and thorough clarification" of property rights. Much of the West Bank has never undergone systematic registration, with ownership claims relying on Ottoman, British Mandate, or Jordanian records.
The decision is the latest in a series of measures by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government aimed at expanding settlements. Palestinian officials have warned that formalizing Israeli state claims over land in Area C, which refers to approximately 60 percent of the West Bank, could further undermine prospects for a negotiated two-state solution.
The West Bank is seen by most of the international community as occupied territory. Palestinians seek it as the core of a future independent state.
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Published : 2026-02-19 17:52
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