Arab and Muslim nations unite to denounce Israel’s West Bank annexation bills, citing international law and ICJ rulings, as Israel freezes legislation amid global diplomatic pressure. A broad coalition of Arab and Muslim countries has issued a united condemnation of the Israeli Knesset’s approval, in a preliminary reading, of two draft laws aimed at imposing so-called “Israeli sovereignty” over the occupied West Bank and illegal Israeli settlements. The states said the move represented a grave breach of international law and a direct challenge to global efforts for a peaceful two-state solution. In a joint declaration, the United Arab Emirates, the