2334, that states that the Israeli settlement activity constitutes a "flagrant violation" of international law and has "no legal validity"; Historical Background After the Israeli occupation of the West Bank in 1967, the Israeli occupation, as part of its constant land confiscation policy, transferred the ownership of the 2,260,000 lands (40% of West bank and Jerusalem's area) that were registered. [...] Area Classified as "C" Upon to Oslo agreement in 1993, the West Bank has been divided into three cantons, area "A" that constitutes about 18% of the West Bank's lands and include all Palestinian cities and inhabited by the majority of Palestinian people, area "B" constitutes 22% of West Bank's lands, where the Israeli occupation authorities controls the security issues, and the Palestinian Authori. [...] According to a survey conducted by the office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs the number of people in the area "C" reached to 300,000 people, where the Israeli authorities imposed severe restrictions on building and development. [...] The confiscation of 3.3 million dunom and prevent the access 300,000 Palestinians to their lands On the month of February, 2017, the Israel’s parliament passed a law to legalize West Bank settlement spots built unlawfully on Palestinian land classified as area "C" according to Oslo agreement in 1993, which constitutes 62% from the West Bank's lands and under the Israeli full control. [...] To conclude, the Israeli occupation ignores all the international laws and conventions such as the Hague laws that prohibits the occupying power to undertake permanent changes in the occupied area, and the rights of Palestinians that are assured in international human rights law including their rights to self-determination, land ownership, and freedom of movement.
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