The Palestinians welcomed the closing statement from the Mideast peace conference in Paris calling on both Israel and the Palestinians to restate their commitment to a peace settlement and to refrain from unilateral actions.
Palestinian official Saeb Erekat said Sunday's statement issued by more than 70 countries amounted to a rejection of Israel's occupation and settlement construction in captured territories.
He said it sends a message that Israel "cannot achieve peace and stability'' without ending its occupation.
Erekat urged U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to support the statement and last month's U.N. Security Council resolution that declared Israeli settlements illegal.
Trump has rejected the U.N. Security Council's resolution and signalled he will be more tolerant of Israeli settlement construction.
Trump's campaign platform made no mention of Palestinian independence, the solution favoured by the international community.
The statement urged both sides to "officially restate their commitment to the two-state solution'' and disassociate from voices that reject this.
While the Palestinians welcomed the conference, Israel called it "rigged.''