In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate affirmed that it is a courageous decision and considered it a significant step in the right direction.

Commenting on this issue, the Ministry urged the world to take measures against “the entire system of colonial settlement throughout the territory of the State of Palestine.”

We call on the international community to impose dissuasive sanctions not only against the extremist settlers but also against their terrorist organizations, the document stressed.

It is necessary to put pressure on Israel to force it to stop Jewish settlements in the occupied territories and dismantle the armed militias, the text stated.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) denounced last week that an estimated 447 attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank had been reported since the new cycle of violence began on October 7, 2023.

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