The Government of the Republic of Maldives strongly condemns the preliminary approval by the Israeli Knesset of two draft laws that would impose Israeli sovereignty over the Occupied West Bank and seek to legitimise Israeli sovereignty over the illegal settlement.
The Maldives considers this decision by the Israeli Knesset as a dangerous escalation that constitutes a clear and serious violation of international law. It further jeopardises the prospects for a peaceful resolution of the conflict in the region.
The Maldives reiterates its call on the international community to take urgent and concrete actions to end these provocations, safeguard the rights of Palestinian people, and to hold Israeli accountable for all violations committed in the occupied Palestinian territory.
The Government of Maldives reaffirms its firm and consistent support for the just and legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, including their right to self-determination and for an independent and sovereign State of Palestine, based on the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
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