16 December 2025
The Republic of Maldives strongly condemns the Israeli Cabinet’s decision to approve the establishment of nineteen new settlements in the Occupied West Bank.
The Maldives reiterates that all Israeli settlement activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory are illegal under international law and constitute a grave violation of the United Nations Security Council resolutions, in particular Security Council Resolution 2334.
Such unilateral actions undermine the prospects for a just and lasting peace, leads to the escalation of violence and threaten the viability of the two-State solution based on the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Palestine.
The Maldives calls upon the international community to uphold its legal and moral responsibilities, to ensure accountability, and to take effective measures to compel Israel to cease all settlement activities and other illegal practices against the Palestinian people.
The Republic of Maldives reaffirms its unwavering support for the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, including their right to self-determination, and its firm commitment to the establishment of an independent and sovereign State of Palestine.
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