UN commissioner: Israel’s decision to resume land registration in WB reinforces annexation policy, violates Intel law

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed his shock at the Israeli government’s decision to resume land registration in the occupied West Bank, stressing that this step will lead to further land confiscation and entrench the annexation policy in the region.

The UN Human Rights Office, in a post on its X platform monitored by , quoted High Commissioner Volker Türk as saying that the decision constitutes a violation of international law and a blatant breach of the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination, emphasizing that the occupation must end immediately.