Israel–Palestine Conflict

Israel's cabinet approved a plan to resume land registration in West Bank Area C—about 60% of the territory under full Israeli control—paving the way to designate lands as state property, require claimants to submit documentary proof and formally restart settlement‑of‑title processes frozen since 1967; the government says the move promotes "transparency" and accuses the Palestinian Authority of violating Oslo agreements, while Justice Minister Yariv Levin and other far‑right ministers championed it. Neighbors and critics, including Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, the EU and the Palestinian Authority, condemned the measure as illegal and a "de facto" beginning of annexation, and groups such as Peace Now warned the opaque process could be used to dispossess Palestinians in what they call a "mega land grab."