{"id":284068,"date":"2026-02-10T15:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/284068\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T15:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:26:12","slug":"belgium-condemns-latest-israeli-measures-in-west-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/284068\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgium condemns latest Israeli measures in West Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a aria-label=\"View image\" class=\"prezly-slate-image-rollover\" id=\"image-9823b77c-d7c5-4e72-8066-b96dd598be90\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.assets.prezly.com\/9823b77c-d7c5-4e72-8066-b96dd598be90\/Belgaimage-162167777.jpg\" style=\"max-width:8192px\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"prezly-slate-media prezly-slate-image__media prezly-slate-media--image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Belgaimage-162167777.jpg\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">Belgian Foreign minister Maxime Pr\u00e9vot has condemned recent measures by the Israeli government aimed at tightening its control over the occupied West Bank. &#8220;Peace can only be achieved through respect for the law and for each other,&#8221; Pr\u00e9vot wrote on X on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">On Sunday, Israel announced a series of measures that would strengthen its control over zones A and B of the occupied Palestinian territory and facilitate land purchases to expand settlements. The plans also include taking control of religious sites in the area and building additional settlements in Hebron.<\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">Pr\u00e9vot described the newly announced measures as being in breach of international law. &#8220;Such measures are contrary to international law, UN Security Council Resolution 2334 and the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice,&#8221; he said, stressing that respect for the law is essential for any lasting peace.<\/p>\n<p><a aria-label=\"Maxime PREVOT on Twitter \/ X\" id=\"embed-9b9eb95a-9ae6-4d67-b5e4-1898b61cab89\" class=\"NoConsentFallback_imageFallback__WgOqd\" target=\"__blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prevotmaxime\/status\/2021158765232267537\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"NoConsentFallback_image__1mbPY\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6ImtleTpzY3IifQ.eyJ0IjoxNzcwNzMwNzk0LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL.png\"\/><\/a>International condemnation<\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">The policy of Israel&#8217;s far-right government in the West Bank <a class=\"styles_link__4YAiu\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belganewsagency.eu\/israel-rejects-western-criticism-of-new-west-bank-settlements\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">has repeatedly drawn international criticism<\/a>, as it is seen as further undermining the prospects of a two-state solution. On Monday, eight Arab and Islamic countries, including Egypt, Qatar, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, said Israel is &#8220;accelerating attempts at its illegal annexation and the displacement of the Palestinian people.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">The United States, one of Israel&#8217;s closest allies, also opposes the decision. &#8220;A stable West Bank keeps Israel secure and is in line with this administration\u2019s goal to achieve peace in the region,&#8221; a White House official said this week. Israel\u2019s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is scheduled to meet president Donald Trump in the US on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">PHOTO \u00a9 Jaafar ASHTIYEH \/ AFP<\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">Related news<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belganewsagency.eu\/rafah-border-crossing-reopens-for-limited-passenger-traffic\" class=\"prezly-slate-bookmark-card-component__thumbnail\" style=\"background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/600x600.jpeg&quot;)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"prezly-slate-bookmark-card-component__thumbnailImage\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/600x600.jpeg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Website preview\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Belgian Foreign minister Maxime Pr\u00e9vot has condemned recent measures by the Israeli government aimed at tightening its control&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":284069,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[85,46,43],"class_list":{"0":"post-284068","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-israel","8":"tag-il","9":"tag-israel","10":"tag-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=284068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284068\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/284069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=284068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=284068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=284068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}