February 10, 2026 9:02 AM
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on Israel to reverse its reported decision to deepen control over the occupied West Bank. He described the series of administrative and enforcement measures taken by the Israeli security cabinet as gravely concerning.
In a social media post on platform X, he urged all to preserve the only path to lasting peace which is a negotiated two-State solution in line with international law.
“The secretary-general is gravely concerned by the reported decision of the Israeli security cabinet to authorize a series of administrative and enforcement measures in Areas A and B of the occupied West Bank,” Guterres’ spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told a news conference.
Dujarric said that the UN chief “warns that the current trajectory on the ground, including this decision, is eroding the prospect for the two-state solution.”
“He reiterates that all Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and their associated regime and infrastructure, have no legal validity and are in flagrant violation of international law, including​ relevant United Nations resolutions,” he said.
Israel’s continued presence in Palestinian territories is “not only destabilizing” but “unlawful,” he said.