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EU calls on Israel to reverse ‘illegal’ approval of West Bank land registration
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This picture shows an Israeli flag fluttering above the Israeli settlement of Beit Romano (unseen), with Palestinian buildings in the background, in the West Bank city of Hebron on February 9, 2026. (HAZEM BADER / AFP)
The European Union calls on Israel to reverse its approval of a process to register land in the West Bank, warning it was a “new escalation.”
“This constitutes a new escalation after recent measures already aimed at extending Israeli control” in the West Bank, EU foreign affairs spokesman Anouar El Anouni says. “We reiterate that annexation is illegal under international law. We call on Israel to reverse this decision,” he added.
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