Iran Press/ Middle East: The Persian Gulf Cooperation Council ministers of foreign affairs issued a statement on Sunday night, condemning the continued construction of settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories and considered it a clear violation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334.
The 156th ministerial meeting was held at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the GCC in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The ministers rejected Israeli attempts to annex settlements or impose sovereignty over them, which they said was in contravention of international resolutions, most notably UN Security Council Resolution 2334. They also urged the international community to put pressure on the Israeli government to reverse its settlement policies.
The council also condemned Israel’s incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque and its attempts to Judaize al-Quds. 219
