In September, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to annex the Palestinian Jordan Valley and key parts of the occupied West Bank if re-elected.
The ministers called for mobilizing Arab efforts and working with international partners to hold Israel accountable for its illegal settlement policy and practices.
The resolution adopted by the ministers urged Arab efforts to approach the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court and demand an investigation into the crime of Israeli settlement in accordance with the Rome Statute.
After the meeting, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki told a news conference that the Palestinian Authority would formally request Arab support for a meeting of the state parties to the Geneva Convention to hold Israel accountable for its actions against the Palestinians.
According to the Geneva Convention, al-Maliki said, the signatory countries are obliged to deal with violations against the people under occupation.
The U.S. decision to legalize the settlements "is part of a war" the U.S. government declared against the Palestinian people, he said, adding the recent U.S. decision is the ninth anti-Palestine move taken by the United States since 2017.
The Palestinian minister noted that the resolution adopted Monday by the Arab foreign ministers establishes a collective action led by Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul-Gheit to face and foil the U.S. decision.
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