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Illegal Israeli settlements in the Gush Etzion settlement block in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in 2020. But after the first Arab-Israeli war, Jordan took control of the West Bank, and Jerusalem became divided between Israel and Jordan. In the 1967 war, Israel annexed East Jerusalem and occupied the West Bank, which it says is disputed territory whose fate should be determined in negotiations. That appears to be the goal for Mr. Smotrich, who adamantly opposes Palestinian statehood. In a social media post on Thursday, Mr. Smotrich indicated that the latest settlement legalization was a response to those decisions.
Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Bezalel Smotrich, Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Smotrich, Ammar Awad, Evyatar Borovski, Givat, Assaf Hershkovitz, Sde Ephraim, Jordan, Amit Elkayam, Volker Türk, Tor, “ We’ll, , Yehuda Fox, , ” Aaron Boxerman Organizations: West Bank, Authority, Palestinian, Reuters, West, Peace, United Nations General Assembly, United Nations Security Council, International Court of Justice, Bank, Geneva Convention, Criminal Court, United Nations, International Court of, The New York Times, East Jerusalem —, Mr, Israel’s, Command Locations: Gush Etzion, Bank, Israel, Jerusalem, Jabal Subeih, Nablus, West, Givat Assaf, West Bank, Ras Karkar, Ramallah, Settlers, Hebron, Bethlehem, Jordan, East Jerusalem, Palestinian, Oslo, Evyatar, Beita, Spain, Ireland, Norway, Slovenia, Armenia
The revised draft resolution was discussed behind closed doors for over an hour by council members not long after it was circulated. Because there were significant changes, many said they needed to consult their capitals before a vote, which is now expected Friday. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told reporters after the consultations that the United States backs the new text, and if it is put to a vote the U.S. will support it. The U.S. ambassador said the revised resolution "will support the priority that Egypt has in ensuring that we put a mechanism on the ground that will support humanitarian assistance." During the Oct. 7 attack, Hamas militants killed about 1,200 people in Israel and took about 240 hostages back to Gaza.
Persons: General Patrick Gauchat, Charly Triballeau, Linda Thomas, Greenfield, Antony Blinken, Joe Biden, , Antonio Guterres, Thomas, António Guterres, Biden, Israel, Lloyd Austin Organizations: Mission, Staff, United Nations Truce, UN Security, UN, Afp, Getty, . Security, Hamas, U.S, United States, United Arab Emirates, Food, Gaza Health Ministry, Health Ministry Locations: Jerusalem, New York City, Gaza, United States, Israel, United, U.S, Egypt, Hamas
People inspect the remains of a destroyed building following Israeli bombardment in Khan Yunis in the southern of Gaza Strip on October 18, 2023. The escalating conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas is pushing the Middle East region into the precipice of a "dangerous abyss," with the risk of the conflict conflagrating, the United Nations' Middle East envoy warned. Tor Wennesland, the UN's Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, fears that "the world is at the brink of a deep and dangerous abyss that could change the trajectory of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict." On Oct. 7, Hamas militants launched a multi-pronged attack by land, sea and air and infiltrated Israel, killing more than 1,000 people and abducting 200 people, including babies and the elderly. In response, Israel retaliated with airstrikes into the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian enclave ruled by Hamas.
Persons: Khan Yunis, Tor Wennesland, Israel Organizations: United Nations, . Security Locations: Khan, Gaza, Israel, Hamas
The vote follows the council’s rejection Monday evening of a Russian-drafted resolution that condemned violence and terrorism against civilians and called for a “humanitarian cease-fire” but made no mention of Hamas. One calls for a “humanitarian cease-fire.” The other would condemn indiscriminate attacks on civilians and assaults on “civilian objects” in Gaza like hospitals and schools that deprive people of the means to survive. To be adopted, a resolution needs at least nine of the 15 council members to vote “yes” and no veto by a permanent member. The council vote was taking place amid frantic diplomatic efforts to prevent the Israeli-Hamas conflict from spreading. The five permanent Security Council nations are also invited, he said.
Persons: , , Rosemary DiCarlo, Tor Wennesland, Islamic Jihad, Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas, Biden, Abdel Fattah el, King Abdullah II of Jordan, U.N, Osama Mahmoud, Antonio Guterres, Mahmoud Organizations: UNITED NATIONS, . Security, Hamas, United Arab, Islamic, Arab, United Nations, Security Council Locations: Israel, Gaza, Brazil, Russian, Russia, United Arab Emirates, China, U.N, Palestinian, Ukraine, United States, Britain, France, U.S, Cairo
A member of Basij paramilitary forces attends a rally in support of Palestinians, in Tehran, Iran, October 13, 2023. Acquire Licensing RightsUNITED NATIONS, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Iran warned in a social media post on Saturday that if Israel's "war crimes and genocide" are not stopped then the situation could spiral out of control with "far-reaching consequences." Israel has vowed to annihilate Hamas in retaliation for an attack by the Palestinian Islamist group a week ago. U.N. Middle East peace envoy Tor Wennesland met with Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Beirut on Saturday, the United Nations said. Israel's mission to the United Nations declined to comment on the Axios report or the social media post by Iran.
Persons: Majid Asgaripour, Axios, Israel, Tor Wennesland, Hossein Amir, Abdollahian, Ismail Haniyeh, Stephane Dujarric, Michelle Nichols, Paul Grant, Chizu Organizations: West Asia News Agency, REUTERS, Acquire, UNITED NATIONS, United Nations, UN, Security, United, Iran's, Al, Thomson Locations: Tehran, Iran, Israel, Gaza, Egypt, Palestinian, United States, Lebanon, Lebanon's Iran, U.N ., Abdollahian, Beirut, Qatar, Al Jazeera
Israeli occupation aircraft launch white phosphorus bombs west of Gaza City on October 11, 2023 in Gaza City, Gaza. Palestinian citizens inspect damage to their homes caused by Israeli airstrikes on October 13, 2023 in Gaza City, Gaza. watch now"The airstrikes have been wiping out entire families and neighborhoods within the Gaza Strip," Afaf Ahmed, a 21-year-old student from northern Gaza, told CNBC via social media. "He knows that the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip can't leave." "Before the war, the Gaza Strip only got six hours of electricity on a daily basis.
Persons: Mohammed Abed, Omar, Ahmad Hasaballah, Afaf Ahmed, Israel, Afaf, Netanyahu, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's, Tor Wennesland, Mohammed Ashraf Organizations: Getty, CNBC, Israel, Monday, Palestinian Health Ministry, Israel Defense Forces, IDF, World Health Organization, Gaza CNBC Locations: Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian, Israel
Ambassador Gilad Erdan ahead of the closed-door meeting of the 15-member Security Council meeting. "The era of reasoning with these savages is over," he told reporters. Ambassador Riyad Mansour told reporters ahead of the Security Council meeting. Diplomats said it was unlikely the Security Council would issue a statement, which are agreed to by consensus. Ambassador to the U.N. Robert Wood told reporters that it was not a priority for Washington at the moment.
Persons: United Nations Gilad Erdan, Mike Segar, Gilad Erdan, Erdan, Egypt's, Riyad Mansour, Tor Wennesland, Robert Wood, Wood, Lana Nusseibeh, Michelle Nichols, Susan Heavey, Lisa Shumaker, Diane Craft, Mark Porter Organizations: United Nations, United Nations Security Council, REUTERS, . Security, Hamas, Security, U.N, Diplomats, U.S, Washington, United, United Arab Emirates U.N, Israel, Thomson Locations: U.N, New York City, U.S, Gaza, Israel, U.N ., United Arab, Saudi Arabia, Washington, Riyadh
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting behind closed doors Sunday, with the United States demanding all 15 members strongly condemn “these heinous terrorist attacks committed by Hamas,” but it took no immediate action. U.S. deputy ambassador Robert Wood said afterward that “a good number of countries” did condemn the Hamas attack but not all council members. He said Beijing condemns all attacks on civilians, though he did not mention Hamas. Malta’s U.N. ambassador, Vanessa Frazier, who called for the meeting, said she didn't know if the council would adopt a statement, but added that any condemnation must be mostly against Hamas. Council members were briefed virtually by U.N. Mideast envoy Tor Wennesland.
Persons: Robert Wood, Russia’s U.N, Vassily Nebenzia, , , ” Nebenzia, Zhang Jun, ” Zhang, “ What’s, ” Wood, impportant, we’ve, Russia’s Nebenzia, Malta’s U.N, Vanessa Frazier, Tor Wennesland, Nebenzia, Wennesland, Lana Nusseibeh, Wood, Biden, Gilad Erdan, ” Riyad Mansour Organizations: UNITED NATIONS, . Security, Associated Press, Security Council, U.N, United Arab Emirates, Hamas, Israel Locations: United States, Russia, Beijing, Palestinian, Gaza, Israel
World reacts to Hamas attack on Israel
  + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +10 min
REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa Acquire Licensing RightsOct 8 (Reuters) - The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel in years on Saturday. Germany condemns these attacks by Hamas and stands by Israel," Scholz said on social media. However, Morocco's Islamist PJD party, which had been the largest in parliament until elections in 2021, praised the Hamas attack as "a heroic act" and "a natural and legitimate reaction to daily violations". EUROPEAN UNIONEU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said: "I unequivocally condemn the attack carried out by Hamas terrorists against Israel. INDONESIA"Indonesia is very concerned about the increasing escalation of the conflict between Palestine and Israel," the foreign ministry the world’s largest Muslim-majority country said on X.
Persons: Mahmoud Issa, Antony Blinken, Lloyd Austin, Tor Wennesland, Volker Tuerk, MAHMOUD ABBAS, WAFA, Abbas, Ali Khamenei, Yahya Rahim Safavi, Nasser Kanaani, ISNA, OLAF SCHOLZ, Scholz, EMMANUEL MACRON Macron, Abraham, JOSEP BORRELL, Borrell, JUSTIN TRUDEAU, JAMES, Ursula von der Leyen, TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Erdogan, Israel, MIKHAIL BOGDANOV, Bogdanov, VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY Zelenskiy, Israel's, ANDRZEJ DUDA, I'm, Duda, PETR PAVEL, Pavel, Giorgia Meloni, KISHIDA, Kishida, Faki Mahamat, Yoweri Museveni, Jan Harvey, Andrew Cawthorne, Ros Russell, Barbara Lewis, Toby Chopra Organizations: REUTERS, Hamas, UNITED, State Department . U.S . Defense, of Defense, Human, Palestinian, Abraham Accords, Israel, Twitter, EU Commission, Hezbollah, Rockets, State, African Union, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, IRAN, Palestine, Jerusalem, CHINA, State, Germany, SAUDI ARABIA, Egypt, MOROCCO Morocco, EU, Muscat, Oman, Canada, QATAR, MIKHAIL BOGDANOV Russia, Iran, Lebanese, Poland, Japan, KUWAIT Kuwait, EMIRATES, UAE, INDONESIA, Indonesia, KENYA, X, UGANDA, Uganda
Israeli forces launched a major "counterterrorism" operation in the occupied West Bank on Monday. Israeli military armoured vehicles advance on a road during an operation in Jenin city in the occupied West Bank, on July 3, 2023. Palestinian armed militants take up position during a confrontation with Israeli army in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on July 3, 2023. Palestinians react back to Israeli forces who killed at least 9 and injured 50 Palestinians in Jenin, West Bank. "The operation comes after months of growing tension that once again reminds us of the extremely volatile & unpredictable situation across the occupied West Bank.
Persons: , RONALDO SCHEMIDT, Richard Hecht, JAAFAR ASHTIYEH, Michael Herzog, Yair Lapid, Issam Rimawi, Wennesland Organizations: West Bank, UN, Service, West, Israel Defense Forces, Jenin Brigade, IDF, Getty Images, Islamic, Getty, United Nations, Palestinian Authority, Anadolu Agency, Twitter Locations: Israel, West Bank, Jenin, AFP, Israel's, Iran, Palestinian, Jordan, Egypt, West
On Sunday the IDF said Islamic Jihad had launched nearly 1,500 rockets towards Israel between Wednesday and Saturday. A rocket launched from Gaza killed a Palestinian man working in Israel and seriously wounded another, Israel medical authorities said. In a separate incident, clashes also took place on Saturday morning in the occupied West Bank and at least two Palestinian men were killed, Palestinian officials said. The latest flare-up began on Tuesday, with the IDF launching strikes on Islamic Jihad, a Palestinian militant group it accuses of planning attacks against Israel. It is the third conflict in as many years between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza, including Hamas, the largest armed group in the enclave, and Islamic Jihad, the second largest.
The cross-border attacks followed an Israeli operation in the West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday. The Islamic Jihad said Israeli troops had surrounded two of its Nablus commanders in a house, triggering a clash that drew in other gunmen. Palestinian sources said the two Islamic Jihad commanders had been killed along with another gunman. Palestinian groups in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza went on strike on Thursday. Abdel-Latif Abdu, a vegetable seller in Gaza, kept his shop closed in support of residents of Nablus and the rest of the West Bank.
DHEISHEH, West Bank ⁠— Palestinian tradition dictates that only men transport the dead to their graves. For a few moments, she led the funerary procession for Amr, 14, who Palestinians say was killed by an Israeli bullet during a raid in the Dheisheh refugee camp. Around her, mourners packed the street inside the camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank just south of Bethlehem. Around Khamour, posters large and small from a variety of Palestinian organizations and institutions declared Amr a martyr. In 2022, 29 people were killed by Palestinians in Israel, east Jerusalem and the West Bank, according Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
At least 21 killed, several others hurt in Gaza Strip fire
  + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +2 min
GAZA, Nov 17 — At least 21 people were killed and several others injured when a fire broke out in a building where residents attended a party in the Gaza Strip, health and civil emergency officials said on Thursday. It took fire fighters more than an hour to get control of the massive flames that burst through the top floor of a four-story residential building in the densely-populated Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip. Palestinians gather in front of a building as firefighters extinguish a fire which broke out in one of the apartments in the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza strip, on Nov. 17. “The President gave instructions to provide all forms of medical and other assistance urgently,” Sheikh said on Twitter. Jabalia is one of eight refugee camps in Gaza, home to 2.3 million people and one of the world’s most densely populated areas.
The U.N. Mideast envoy said 2022 is on course to be the deadliest year for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since the U.N. started tracking fatalities in 2005, and he called for immediate action to calm “an explosive situation” and move toward renewing Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. Wennesland said the month saw “a spike in fatal violence” that has 2022 on track to be the deadliest in the West Bank. More than 125 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli-Palestinian fighting in the West Bank and East Jerusalem this year. Ongoing Israeli arrest raids in the West Bank pose a serious challenge to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestinian Authority. The Palestinians want the West Bank to form the main part of their future state.
Armata israeliană a spus că a atacat casele a nouă comandanţi Hamas din Gaza. Nu au fost deocamdată raportate victime şi nici nu a fost făcută o evaluare a pagubelor create luni. Ministerul Sănătăţii din Gaza a spus că 16 femei şi 10 copii s-au numărat prin cei ucişi duminică, iar 50 de oameni au fost răniţi. Purtătorul de cuvânt al armatei israeliene a declarat că ţinta atacurilor a reprezentat-o „infrastructura militară subterană” a Hamas. În urma loviturii, unitatea subterană a fost distrusă, făcând ca fundaţiile caselor de deasupra să cadă, ducând la victime neintenţionate, a explicat el.
Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Benny Gantz, Ostilităţile, ., Abu, -, Mohammed Abu Selmia, Sally Buzbee, Hamas, Wennesland Organizations: Hamas, AP, Armata, Apărării, The Associated Press, ONU, Securitate, Norvegiei Locations: Gaza City, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Israelului, Ierusalim, Orientul Mijlociu, Tunisiei, SUA
În prezent, o declaraţie a Consiliului ar fi contraproductivă”, a declarat o sursă familiarizată cu discuţiile, tot sub condiţia anonimatului. Patru membri europeni ai Consiliului de Securitate, Norvegia, Estonia, Franţa şi Irlanda, au dat totuşi publicităţii miercuri o declaraţie. „Sperăm că membrii Consiliului vor găsi capacitatea de a da publicităţii o declaraţie”, a declarat purtătorul de cuvânt al ONU, Stephane Dujarric. "Orice situaţie internaţională va beneficia întotdeauna de o voce puternică şi unită a Consiliului de Securitate", a adăugat acesta. În timpul videoconferinţei Consiliului de Securitate, emisarul ONU pentru Orientul Mijlociu, Tor Wennesland, a evidenţiat deteriorarea situaţiei începând de luni şi a avertizat în legătură cu o „spirală a violenţei”, a raportat o sursă diplomatică.
Persons: Israelului, Securitate îşi, Antony Blinken, Stephane Dujarric, Tor Wennesland Organizations: Securitate al ONU, Agerpres, Securitate, Hamas, Consiliului, ONU Locations: palestiniene, Statele Unite, Statelor Unite, Tunisia, Norvegia, China, Unite, Washington, Orientul Mijlociu, Estonia, Franţa, Irlanda, Gaza, Israel, Est
Situaţia se agravează în Orientul Mijlociu după o ploaie de rachete lansate din Fâşia Gaza spre Israel. Una dintre rachete a lovit un autobuz cu civili din oraşul Holom. Un alt proiectil a provocat un incendiu de proporţii la un rezervor cu combustibil. Atacul palestinienilor a venit la scurt timp după ce armata israeliană a făcut una cu pământul o clădire din Fâşia Gaza, în care îşi aveau sediul şefii grupării Hamas. Comunitatea internaţională s-a arătat extrem de îngrijorată de escaladarea situaţiei din Orientul Mijlociu.
Persons: îşi, Tor Wennesland Organizations: Iron, Hamas, Miercuri, Securitate, ONU, Națiunilor Unite Locations: Orientul Mijlociu, Gaza, Israel, Holom, Națiunilor, Est, Oraşul Vechi
Ostilitățile dintre Israel și Hamas s-au intensificat, cel puțin 35 de oameni au fost uciși în Fîșia Gaza și cinci în Israel, în cele mai intense schimburi aeriene din ultimii, scrie Reuters. A fost cea mai grea ofensivă dintre Israel și Hamas de la un război din 2014 în Gaza și a determinat îngrijorarea internațională că situația ar putea scăpa de sub control. Trimisul de pace al ONU pentru Orientul Mijlociu, Tor Wennesland a scris pe Twitter:„Opriți imediat focul. The cost of war in Gaza is devastating & is being paid by ordinary people. Lod și alte orașe mixte au fost cuprinse de demonstații furioase legate de violența și tensiunile din Gaza, Ierusalim.
Persons: Hamas, Reuters, Israelul, Tor Wennesland Organizations: Hamas, ONU Locations: Israel, Gaza, Fâșia Gaza, Tel Aviv, Orientul Mijlociu, Ierusalim
Metropola israeliană Tel Aviv a fost ţinta, marţi seară, a unui atac masiv cu rachete lansate din Fâşia Gaza, după ce armata israeliană a distrus o clădire cu 13 etaje, turnul Hanadi, considerată un fief al mișcării Hamas. Premierul israelian, care a promis o ripostă dură, și-a avertizat concetățenii că acțiunile violente ar putea dura „ceva timp”. Trei cetățeni israelieni și peste 30 de palestinieni au murit în această spirală a violențelor, cea mai gravă din ultimii patru ani. Liderii de ambele părți au responsabilitatea de calma situația, spune diplomatul. „Prețul războiului din Gaza este devastator și este plătit de oamenii obișnuiți”, subliniază Tor Wennesland.
Persons: Hamas . Premierul, Tor Wennesland Organizations: Securitate, ONU, Națiunilor Unite Locations: israeliană Tel Aviv, Gaza, Națiunilor, Orientul Mijlociu
Sursa foto: ProfimediaIsraelul îl critică pe emisarul ONU: Vorbiţi despre războiul în Gaza, în timp ce ignoraţi 1000 de rachete trase de HamasMinisterul de Externe israelian l-a criticat dur pe Tor Wennesland, coordonatorul special al ONU pentru Procesul de Pace în Orientul Mijlociu acuzându-l că a „ignorat” atacurile cu rachete ale Hamas şi Jihadului Islamic. Tor Wennesland, a cerut marți seara încetarea imediată a ostilităților, avertizând că așa cum arată lucrurile, „ne îndreptăm către un război în toată regula”. „Prețul războiului din Gaza este devastator și este plătit de oamenii obișnuiți”, a scris emisarul ONU, pe Twitter. Conflictul dintre Israel și Hamas continuă și miercuri. În același timp, Hamas a lansat noi tiruri de rachete în sudul Israelului.
Persons: Tor Wennesland Organizations: ONU, Hamas Ministerul de Externe, Hamas, Tor, Ministerul, Externe, Israelului, Agerpres, Securitate Locations: Gaza, Hamas Ministerul de Externe israelian, Orientul Mijlociu, oraşele, ţării, Tel Aviv, Israel, Israelului
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