https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/1a779769-5a2e-44b6-9833-44cc8792ad4d Israel’s cabinet has for the first time voted to take sole responsibility for land registration in Area C of the occupied West Bank, a decision that has been described as effective Israeli annexation of the majority of Palestinian land. Under the 1995 Oslo Agreement, the West Bank was divided into three areas, with the Palestinian Authority (PA) exerting limited control of areas A and B, while Israel took full control of Area C. The latter area forms 60 percent of total land in the territory. On Sunday, the Israeli cabinet agreed that in Area C, Israel would now make all decisions about land, and any Palestinian efforts to recognise land using its own land registry would be legally void. Under international law, the entire territory covering Areas A, B and C is Palestinian land and all Israeli settlements on them are illegal. The vast majority of Israel’s 700,000 settlers live illegally in Area C. According to Israeli media, authorities decided to move from a view of “all territory is forbidden - except for what is permitted” to “all territory is permitted - except for what is prohibited”. Israel Katz, Israel’s defence minister, said the move would lead to the “strengthening, consolidation and expansion” of Jewish settlements in the West Bank. ✍️: MEE/Lubna Masarwa and Rayhan Uddin 🔗 Click the link in the bio to read the full article Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:27:39 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/1a779769-5a2e-44b6-9833-44cc8792ad4d All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.