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SvennoJ on 05 July 2025
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Palestine ministry calls for international action on Gaza, West Bank

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs says effective international action is required to stop “the crimes of genocide and annexation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including Jerusalem”.

It said in a statement that it holds the Israeli government fully responsible for giving free rein to settler militias in the occupied territories, through their campaigns to illegaly seize more Palestinian land and build more settlements.

“The ministry warns against the continued overreach of the occupation government and its settler militias in violating the West Bank and carrying out massive colonial settlement projects and large-scale demolitions of citizens’ homes, especially in camps in the northern West Bank.”


Israeli occupation undermines state authority: Lebanon’s Aoun

Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun has received British Foreign Minister David Lammy, who also visited Syria.

Here are some comments from the Lebanese presidency:

  • The current situation in Lebanon and the region makes it necessary for [UN peacekeeping force in South Lebanon] UNIFIL to remain in order to implement Resolution 1701.
  • The continued Israeli occupation of the five hills, its repeated aggressions, and its failure to release prisoners make it difficult for the state to fully impose its authority, protect its citizens and enforce its decisions, including the exclusive possession of weapons.
  • The army’s numbers in the south will reach 10,000 personnel, and there will be no armed force in the south except for the legitimate security forces and UNIFIL.
  • Minister Lammy affirmed to President Aoun his country’s continued support for the Lebanese army in various fields, and said that the UK is closely following the situation in Lebanon.