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UN chief urges Israel to reverse West Bank land registration measure

Antonio Guterres demanded on Monday that Israel scrap its plan to register West Bank land as "state property." The UN Secretary-General criticized the move—spearheaded by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich—as a dangerous step that risks expanding Israeli sovereignty over Area C.

AFP WORLD
Published February 16,2026
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Monday on Israel to reverse its new policy allowing registration of occupied West Bank land as state property.

Guterres believes this new measure is "destabilizing" and "unlawful," his spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement.