Overview

• In an i24NEWS interview, Netanyahu said he “very much” identifies with the concept of Greater Israel while accepting an amulet from former MP Sharon Gal.
• A joint statement by 31 Arab and Islamic countries, including the Arab League and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, labelled his remarks a violation of international law and a danger to regional peace.
• The vision of Greater Israel is variably defined as either the territories captured in 1967 or a wider expansionist claim to parts of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt and Iraq.
• The coalition’s statement also condemned Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s intent to approve thousands of new settlement units in the occupied West Bank as a breach of legal norms.
• Signatories urged the international community to pressure Israel to end its occupation, prevent Palestinian displacement and guarantee humanitarian access in Gaza.