Pakistan Raises Concern at UN Over Israel’s Annexation of Occupied West Bank
May 2026 | By Azad News
Pakistan has expressed serious concern at the United Nations over what it described as Israel’s systematic annexation of the occupied West Bank, expansion of illegal settlements, and continued displacement of Palestinians.
Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, raised the issue during an Arria-formula meeting focused on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory.
Addressing the meeting, Ambassador Ahmad stated that while the world’s attention remained divided due to multiple regional crises, Israel’s activities in the occupied West Bank continued without interruption and demanded urgent international attention.
He said Israeli policies, including settlement expansion, demolitions, land confiscation, and forced displacement, were damaging the prospects of establishing a viable and independent Palestinian state.
The Pakistani envoy strongly criticised Israel’s legislative and administrative actions aimed at strengthening its control over occupied Palestinian territories, describing them as violations of international law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Ambassador Ahmad highlighted that Israel had approved more than 100 new settlements in recent years, significantly increasing settlement activity across the occupied territories.
He further noted that projects such as the E-1 settlement corridor and the construction of thousands of housing units east of Jerusalem threatened the geographical continuity required for a future Palestinian state.
Referring to rising violence in the region, the ambassador stated that settler-related attacks against Palestinians had reached record levels in 2025, according to United Nations data.
Pakistan also raised concern over the worsening economic and humanitarian conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Israel’s withholding of Palestinian tax revenues which has intensified the financial crisis faced by Palestinian institutions.
Ambassador Ahmad called on the international community, especially countries with influence over Israel, to ensure accountability and implementation of relevant UN resolutions.
Reaffirming Pakistan’s longstanding position, he stated that lasting peace in the Middle East could only be achieved through the end of Israeli occupation and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state based on pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.
Conclusion
Pakistan has once again urged the global community to take immediate action regarding the occupied Palestinian territories, stressing that continued settlement expansion and annexation efforts threaten regional stability and the possibility of a peaceful two-state solution.
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