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Palestinian foreign affairs ministry calls for international mechanisms to halt annexation plans
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said Israeli settlement expansion into the occupied West Bank requires an “effective international mechanism to halt annexation plans”.
It added that announcements of major expansions such as the approval on Thursday of 22 new settlements are part of an Israeli attempt to destroy the two-state solution, in “blatant disregard” for UN resolutions and international law.
Israeli forces launch more raids, settlers burn olive trees in West Bank
Israeli forces have raided the village of al-Lubban Asharqiya, located south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
Local sources told the Wafa news agency that Israeli soldiers fired live ammunition and tear gas canisters in the area, sparking clashes. No casualties have been reported so far. In Deir Ghassana town located northwest of Ramallah, two Palestinian brothers were arrested by Israeli soldiers who raided their home.
Also in Ramallah, Israeli settlers are continuing work on establishing an illegal outpost close to the village of al-Mughayyir, where Israeli forces earlier today detained a number of worshippers in the local mosque.
Israeli settlers also launched an attack on Palestinian lands in Sinjil town north of Ramallah, setting fire to olive trees.
Shooting incident leaves two killed in Kafr Qasim
Two men have been shot and killed in the city of Kafr Qasim, a mostly Palestinian-populated city located on the Israeli side of the Green Line that separates Israel and the occupied West Bank.
The Palestinian Wafa news agency said the killings, which took place outside a restaurant, come amid “inaction” by Israeli police and a lack of serious government plans to combat crime in the area, which has mostly affected Palestinian citizens of Israel.
This brings the death toll from such shootings inside Israel to five in the past day alone, and to 99 since the beginning of the year. Shooting incidents inside Israel killed 221 in the Palestinian community last year, and 222 in 2023.
Israel to block West Bank visit of Saudi-led delegation of ministers: Reports
The Israeli government has decided to block a rare visit by a delegation of foreign ministers from mostly Arab countries to the occupied West Bank, according to Israeli media.
The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar and Turkiye were planning to meet with leaders from the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah on Sunday.
The goal was to promote the establishment of a Palestinian state, especially with Saudi Arabia and France planning a UN conference next month to help advance a two-state solution.
But the Walla news website and The Times of Israel are now quoting unnamed Israeli sources as saying the visit will be blocked amid Israel’s efforts to combat the internationally-backed two-state solution.
