Palestine, Syria, Yemen & other topics - Daily Press Briefing (9 February 2026) | United Nations

United Nations · February 9, 2026

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Statement on the West Bank and settlements

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UN spokesperson (Steph) read a statement saying the secretary-general is "gravely concerned" by an Israeli security-cabinet decision to authorize administrative and enforcement measures in Areas A and B of the occupied West Bank; said Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank (including East Jerusalem) "have no legal validity" and violate international law and relevant United Nations resolutions; urged Israel to reverse the measures and warned the trajectory is eroding prospects for a two-state solution.

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UN spokesperson delivered a wide-ranging press briefing: condemning an Israeli security-cabinet decision in the occupied West Bank as undermining a two-state solution; reporting acute humanitarian shortfalls in Gaza; and providing operational updates on Syria, Yemen, the DRC (including South Africas troop withdrawal), Sudan, South Sudan, Madagascar, Haiti, Cuba, and Ukraine.

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