BNP’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has called on the international community to condemn and pressure Israel over its settlement expansion plans in the occupied West Bank.

In a statement, Tarique wrote: “This expansion will make the possibility of a Palestinian state nearly impossible. The ongoing assault on Palestinian people, land, and culture is not just genocide—it is a deliberate ethnic cleansing.”

Expressing concern for Bangladeshis living and working in the Middle East, he warned that Israel’s actions under Netanyahu threaten regional stability. He further urged the International Court of Justice to expedite trials on Gaza atrocities.