DOHA: Qatar has condemned in the strongest terms the Israeli occupation’s announcement of the confiscation of lands in the Jordan Valley region in the occupied Palestinian territories, and considered it an extension of its systematic policy aimed at expanding settlements, forcibly displacing the Palestinian people, and robbing them of their rights without any scruple of morality or conscience.
In a statement on Wednesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed Qatar’s complete rejection of violating the rights of the Palestinian people, warning in this context that the Israeli occupation’s continued contempt of international laws, especially international humanitarian law, and imposing the logic of force and fait accompli will destroy its chances of the desired peace, especially with the continuation of the brutal war on the Gaza Strip and its horrific humanitarian repercussions on civilians.
The ministry called on the international community to assume its legal and moral responsibilities to protect the Palestinian people, especially since expanding settlements means displacing the population, which amounts to a war crime under international law.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated the firm and permanent position of Qatar in supporting the Palestinian cause and the steadfastness of the Palestinian people, based on international legitimacy resolutions and the two-state solution, ensuring the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
