Jordan condemned an Israeli Knesset s bill legalizing illegal settlement outposts built across the Israeli-occupied West Bank, state news agency Petra reported.
The Foreign Ministry called the move is a “flagrant and gross” breach of international law and international legitimacy resolutions, the agency said on Thursday.
The Israeli settlement outposts are neither legitimate nor legal, and are built on private Palestinian territory, said spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Daifallah Al-Fayez.
The minister said that Israel’s settlement construction policy in occupied Palestinian territory, which includes the construction of new settlements, expanding existing ones, confiscation of lands and eviction of Palestinians, is a “unilateral and illegitimate policy.”
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The Palestinian Authority on Thursday announced stricter Covid-19 restrictions, including the closure of schools and universities for two weeks to combat a surge in coronavirus infections.
Prime minister Mohammed Shtayyeh said the measures will apply across the Israeli-occupied West Bank, during a speech broadcast on television.
Schools and universities are to close from Sunday, with students continuing classes remotely, he said.
Gyms, restaurants, cafes and hairdressers will likewise remain closed for a fortnight.
Public and private transport between the 11 provinces of the occupied West Bank will be banned from Thursday, he added.
Ministries and other government agencies would work at an emergency pace , with the number of staff at the workplace reduced to 30 percent, Shtayyeh added.