THE decision by Israel’s far-right government to register occupied West Bank land as “state property” continued to draw widespread condemnation from the international community today.

Sunday’s move, which revives the “settlement of land title” processes, frozen since 1967 when Israel began its illegal occupation of the West Bank, has already been described by the Palestinian Authority as “de facto annexation.”

Middle Eastern governments have also blasted Israel over the decision.

In a statement, Egypt described it as a “dangerous escalation aimed at consolidating Israeli control over the occupied territories.”

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said Israel’s action was “an extension of its illegal plans to deprive the Palestinian people of their rights.”

The ministry called for “international solidarity to pressure the occupation to halt the implementation of the decision to avoid serious repercussions.”

In Jordan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs, in a statement, demanded that the international community “assume its legal and moral responsibilities, to compel Israel, the occupying power, to stop its dangerous escalation.”

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the plans, saying “there is no Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Palestinian territories.”

Also expressing condemnation, Kuwait’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: “It is absolutely unacceptable to impose non-Palestinian sovereignty over the occupied West Bank.”

Outside the Middle East, Pakistan demanded “concrete measures to end Israeli impunity.”

Islamabad also said that Israel’s “continued disregard for international law and its provocative actions undermine the prospects for a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the region.”

The Organisation of Islamic Co-operation likened Israel’s decision to “colonial measures” and called for urgent international action.

The European Union called on Israel to reverse its approval, with foreign affairs spokesman Anouar El Anouni saying: “This constitutes a new escalation after recent measures already aimed at extending Israeli control” in the occupied West Bank.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that his so-called Board of Peace, of which he has appointed himself chairman for life, had received pledges of $5 billion (£3.6bn) towards the cost rebuilding the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.

The pledges will be formally announced when board members gather in Washington on Thursday for their first meeting, he said.

“The Board of Peace will prove to be the most consequential International Body in History, and it is my honour to serve as its Chairman,” Mr Trump claimed on social media.