# Abbas

Jordan Condemns Israeli Moves to Ease West Bank Land Purchases as Regional Alarm Grows

Jordan’s King Abdullah II condemned an Israeli security-cabinet decision to ease settlers’ purchase of West Bank land, calling it an illegal bid to entrench control and undermine a two-state solution. The rebuke, reinforced by a joint statement from eight Arab and Muslim foreign ministers, ties settlement expansion to broader concerns about Gaza’s humanitarian crisis and renewed regional diplomatic pressure on Israel.