TEHRAN (Iran News) UN Secretary‑General spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the Israeli regime’s recent decisions are intended to facilitate the expulsion of Palestinians from the West Bank and undermine stability in the territory. Speaking to Al Jazeera early Wednesday, Dujarric said such measures run counter to international legal obligations.

He added that statements by Israeli ministers in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet openly call for the destruction of the “two‑state solution.”

There is no alternative to the “two‑state solution,” Dujarric said, stressing that UN Secretary‑General Antonio Guterres will continue pressing UN member states to take political steps to make that solution viable.

The Israeli regime’s cabinet has recently approved a decision allowing, for the first time since 1967, the seizure of Palestinian land in the West Bank by registering it as “state property.”

The move has triggered widespread international criticism and raised concerns about escalating tensions in the occupied territories.

Guterres has previously condemned the decision, warning that it would lead to the dispossession of Palestinians and the expansion of Israeli control over occupied land. “Israel ”

Finland also denounced the decision by the Israeli regime. Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said the regime’s decision to register West Bank land violates international law and further distances prospects for a “two‑state solution,” which Finland has long supported.

The decision has intensified diplomatic pressure on the Israeli regime amid growing global concern over the future of Palestinian statehood.

He added that statements by Israeli ministers in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet openly call for the destruction of the “two‑state solution.”

There is no alternative to the “two‑state solution,” Dujarric said, stressing that UN Secretary‑General Antonio Guterres will continue pressing UN member states to take political steps to make that solution viable.

The Israeli regime’s cabinet has recently approved a decision allowing, for the first time since 1967, the seizure of Palestinian land in the West Bank by registering it as “state property.”

The move has triggered widespread international criticism and raised concerns about escalating tensions in the occupied territories.

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TEHRAN (Iran News) Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has condemned the intensified attacks by the Israeli regime on the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, targeting innocent women and children.

Israel’s killing of Palestinian people, destruction of vital infrastructure, and health and medical centers, blocking the entry of humanitarian supplies and basic items, imposition of a full siege on Gaza and cutting off the flow of water and electricity and fuel supply amounts to genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, Baqaei said.

He referred to recent remarks by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres about the catastrophic situation of Gaza, noting that the people in the Palestinian enclave are exposed to severe bombardment, widespread hunger, disease, forced displacement, and in overall a systematic eradication which is intended at ethnic cleansing.

The Foreign Ministry spokesperson also said that the deliberate killing of aid workers and journalists aims to silence the voice of the oppressed people of Gaza in an organized way.

He called on all the governments and international organizations and human rights agencies, particularly the UN Security Council, to act immediately to prevent the genocide and killing in Gaza and the West Bank.

He referred to recent remarks by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres about the catastrophic situation of Gaza, noting that the people in the Palestinian enclave are exposed to severe bombardment, widespread hunger, disease, forced displacement, and in overall a systematic eradication which is intended at ethnic cleansing.

The Foreign Ministry spokesperson also said that the deliberate killing of aid workers and journalists aims to silence the voice of the oppressed people of Gaza in an organized way.

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TEHRAN (Iran News) The Islamic Resistance Movement has called for widespread participation in a planned general strike and demonstrations in the West Bank to condemn the Israeli atrocities in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas declared in a statement on Sunday that there is no option but to rise against the occupiers and confront them at all points of contact in the West Bank.

“We call for widespread participation in the general strike, activities and marches of anger on Monday (tomorrow) in condemnation of the aggression on Gaza,” the Palestinian resistance group said.

Israeli forces have escalated their air and ground offensives across Gaza, killing at least 46 Palestinians over the past 24 hours, as the regime’s renewed assault continued for the 20th consecutive day.

Israeli warplanes and drones bombed several areas across the besieged enclave, with Khan Younis and Rafah in southern Gaza being the most heavily targeted.

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TEHRAN (Iran News) According to the Palestinian Sama news agency, a young man was killed in the city of Tubas, located in the northeastern West Bank, and a released war prisoner was shot in front of his home in Nablus, situated in northern al-Quds city.

At the same time, the regime’s military announced its forces bombarded an armed group in the town of Tammun, Tubas.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society reported that their staff transferred the injured to a hospital, with one of the wounded in critical condition.

The Israeli occupying forces raided Tammun and broke into numerous houses, while the regime’s spy drones flew over the Tubas region.

Over the past 24 hours, Palestinian resistance fighters have conducted 17 operations against Israeli military forces and settlers in the occupied West Bank.

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TEHRAN (Iran News) Haaretz said in a report on Sunday that the Israel regime had destroyed Palestinian houses in an area in the occupied West Bank.

The report said the Israelis had created new settlement centers in the area.

The process of annexing lands in the area has started under pressure from the settlers and after Benjamin Netanyahu’s security and political cabinet approved the plan, it said.

That comes a few days after Israel regime’s finance minister Bezalel Smotrich had ordered preparations for the annexation of settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Smotrich said that he had instructed his department to “prepare the necessary infrastructure for applying sovereignty.”

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TEHRAN (Iran News) –Israeli military forces have arrested at least 7,335 Palestinians in the West Bank since the start of its relentless air and ground attacks against the Gaza Strip, which have killed more than 30,000 Palestinians.

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Sa’i is a Hajj ritual that imitates what Hajar did. Who is Hajar? She was a black slave who was married to Prophet Ibrahim. In the sight of Allah, even a black slave woman turned out to have a very noble degree. Allah says the noblest among humans is the most pious, not the richest, or a specific gender or race. Therefore, Muslims should fight racism in this world. One nation that is still a victim of racism is the Palestinian nation. Palestine is colonized by the Zionist-Israel group, who claimed to be nobler and had the right to carry out occupation and various crimes against humanity against the Palestinian people.

In April 2021, Human Rights Watch issued a report describing Israel as committing apartheid and persecution towards the Palestinian people. Israel formally implemented an apartheid system of government that separated social, economic, and political life based on race. The Israeli Jews get far more special rights and facilities than Palestinians.
The legal term “apartheid” has long been used by observers, writers, or diplomats who support the Palestinian cause. The 1973 International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid and the 1998 Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) define apartheid as a crime against humanity as consisting of three main elements: the intention to maintain the dominance of one racial group over another; systematic oppression by dominant groups over marginalized groups; and inhuman actions (HRW, 2021).

The definition of “inhuman acts” includes, arbitrary arrest and illegal imprisonment, dividing the population along racial lines by creating separate locations for certain races, forced displacement, land grabbing, denying the right to “leave and return to their country”, and denied citizenship rights over certain races. Israel has been carried out all of these actions since its founding in 1948 (Allen, 2021).

The inhuman acts started in 1947 when the United Nations issued Resolution 181, dividing the Palestinian territories: 45% for establishing an Arab-Palestinian state and 55% for the establishment of “the state of Israel”. Since then, the Palestinians have experienced expulsion, land and house grabs, and even massacres. Most Arab-Palestinian citizens who stay in the 55% area of the future Israel become citizens of Israel. In 2020, there are 1.9 million Arab-Palestinian who are citizens of Israel. They became “second class” citizens and experienced various discriminations.

Among other things, many of them were arbitrarily evicted by the Israeli government. Arab citizens cannot freely choose where to live and are forced to live in special Arab settlements. In hospitals, schools and public facilities, they also experience discrimination. Arabs receive minimal medical services, in contrast to services received by Jews. Job opportunities are also minimal. It is not surprising that the poverty rate among Arab citizens is very high. In fact, even to get married, they do not have freedom. They are prohibited from marrying fellow Palestinians who are citizens of the West Bank or Gaza; also can not marry a citizen of “enemy of Israel” such as Syria, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon (Stead, 2019).

Meanwhile, Arab-Palestinian expelled from the 55% area became refugees in the West Bank, Gaza, or in refugee camps in surrounding countries (Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon). Starting in 1967, Israel occupied the West Bank, so that the area was referred to as “occupied Palestine.” The Oslo Negotiations have transferred the control of 18% of the West Bank to the Palestinian Authority.  The Israeli military is still in power for the rest area. Israel also continues to bring Jews from all over the world to the West Bank and build Jewish settlements there. This act of Israel is a violation of the Geneva Conventions, which prohibit occupying troops from changing the demographics of the occupied areas.

In this region, Israel also enforces an apartheid system. Israeli-Jewish citizens are allowed (even protected by the army) to confiscate land and houses belonging to Palestinians. Israel built roads, water and electricity system, and various infrastructures for Jews only, which Palestinians cannot use. In the West Bank, Israeli soldiers also make arbitrary arrests, detain without trial, and shoot at Palestinians. Middle East observers, UN commissions, humanitarian activists, and even diplomats already know all this. The UN has released many resolutions against the illegal settlement, but nothing seems to stop Israel’s crimes.

The discrimination and racism felt by the Palestinians have been going on for more than seventy years. Muslims have the responsibility and duty to help the Palestinian people. During the pilgrimage, Muslims from all over the world meet and gather. In this most significant gathering of Muslims, there should be a voice in defense of the Palestinian people because one of the main messages of the Hajj is to fight against racism and apartheid. With the unity of Muslims and all people who loves humanity, Palestine will be free.

Dr. Dina Yulianti is lecturer of International Relations program at Universitas Padjadjaran

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