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Defense Office for Land: An international rejection of occupation plans to annex parts of the West Bank

2020-05-02T09:41:26.561Z


Occupied Jerusalem - SANA The National Office for the Defense of Land and Resistance to Settlement, affiliated to the Palestine Liberation Organization, confirmed


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The National Office for the Defense of the Earth and Resistance to Settlement affiliated to the Palestinian Liberation Organization confirmed that the Israeli occupation authorities' announcement of a settlement plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank in the month of July in flagrant violation of international law and a clear exploitation of the world's preoccupation with confronting the Corona epidemic has met with widespread rejection from the international community.

The office stated in its weekly report issued today on its website that the ambassadors of European countries are “Britain, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Belgium” in addition to the European Union ambassador presented an official protest to the Prime Minister of Benjamin Netanyahu in which they affirmed that “annexing any part of the West Bank constitutes a violation It is clear to international law and will have a very serious impact on stability in the region.

The report pointed out that 130 British deputies from various parties sent a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to impose sanctions on "Israel" in the event that it annexed areas in the West Bank.

The report pointed out that the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Michael Link warned that the annexation schemes would create a series of dire consequences for human rights and would be a severe blow to the international system while the United Nations humanitarian coordinator Jimmy McGoldrick called in the bi-monthly report issued by the Office Coordination of humanitarian affairs in the occupied Palestinian territory "OCHA", the occupation authorities to stop the demolitions of Palestinian homes in the West Bank, including east of occupied Jerusalem.

The report pointed out that in an important step that would open the way to justice and stop war crimes committed by the occupation authorities in the occupied Palestinian territories, the International Criminal Court Prosecutor's Office issued a report a few days ago asserting the right of Palestine to go to court to hold occupation officials accountable for their crimes and violations.

The report indicated that the occupation authorities continue to demolish Palestinian homes and installations in the West Bank, especially in the Jordan Valley, where they delivered warnings of the demolition of 22 homes and facilities there, as well as the seizure of Palestinian land in the towns of Beit Sahour, Jabal Abu Ghneim, Tire Baher, Jabal Al-Mukaber and Beit Hanina in occupied Jerusalem to establish isolated settlement roads The city from its Palestinian surroundings.

The report stated that settlers continue their attacks against West Bank cities and towns with the protection of the occupying forces, where they bulldozed areas of Palestinian land in the towns of Burin in Nablus and Al-Jab'a and Wadi Fukin in Bethlehem and Deir Istiya in Salfit and cut 40 perennial olive trees in the town of Al-Sawiya south of Nablus and stormed the towns of Sur and Tal Gharb The city and assaulted Palestinian homes and property.

Source: sena

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