United Nations warns Israel against proposed annexation of parts of occupied West Bank
UN secretary general António Guterres said that if implemented, the annexation plan would constitute a most serious violation of international law and grievously harm the prospect of a two-state solution
What does the Israeli annexation plan mean for Palestinians?
On July 1, Israel is set to begin the annexation of as much as 30% of the West Bank. This move violates multiple international laws and treaties and has been met with widespread protests.
Palestinian authority hints at declaration of sovereign state if Israel continues with annexation plan
Palestinian prime minister Mohammad Shatyyeh reiterated PA’s rejection of the so-called Peace Plan proposed by US president Donald Trump, and said that the PA has devised a counterproposal
Netanyahu unfazed by protests against annexation of occupied West Bank
Massive protests broke out in Tel Aviv on June 6 against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank.
Palestinians across the West Bank protest Israeli annexation plans
Several Palestinians suffered injuries as Israeli security forces attempted to violently suppress the protests using rubber bullets and tear gas canisters
Unfazed by protests, Netanyahu reiterates plan to annex more Palestinian territory
Israel has occupied Palestinian West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza since 1967 and also built numerous illegal settlements, violating several international laws. It now plans to formally annex a large part of these territories
Israel demolishes dozens of Palestinian homes in occupied West Bank
While illegal demolition of Palestinian houses is routinely carried out by Israeli forces with complete impunity, the demolitions carried out on Wednesday are being viewed as being related to the proposed illegal annexation of the Jordan valley
Israeli forces arrest several Palestinians in occupied territories
Though Israel regularly arrests Palestinians and keeps them under illegal detention for months, the number of such arrests have risen in the last couple of months
Arab League warns Israel against plans to annex occupied Palestinian territories
A new national unity government in Israel, headed by prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has announced plans to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank with US support
The attorney general of Israel cleared the government’s plan to confiscate fresh Palestinian land in the center of the old Hebron city, around the Ibrahimi Mosque. The proposal is now before prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli army attacks peaceful Palestinian protest in Jordan valley
Five Palestinians sustained bullet injuries and 40 others suffered suffocation and other minor injuries during the Israeli onslaught on Tuesday. Thousands participated in the protest against the Israeli colonization of Palestinian land
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