The Saudi newspaper Al-Sharq Al-Awsat published this morning (Thursday) that the Israeli government will allow family members of Palestinian prisoners imprisoned in Israel to visit them as part of the relief period for Ramadan.
This is when the relief excludes the families of Hamas prisoners and Islamic Jihad.
It was also reported that the relief also includes increasing the number of Palestinian workers in Israel and increasing the number of people allowed to pray in the al-Aqsa Mosque, among the Palestinians in Judea and Samaria. Fatah and other organizations, and will not include prisoners of Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
According to the newspaper, the IDF said that Hamas holds Israeli prisoners in the Gaza Strip and does not allow them to be visited or receive information about their situation, and stressed that when terrorist organizations change their approach, Israel will change its approach accordingly. Was quoted as saying he did not anticipate an escalation or explosion.
"The Palestinians in Judea and Samaria, Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip live in better conditions and trade with Israel and Jordan.
"Arabs in Israel visit cities in Judea and Samaria to shop in large numbers and in light of the new economic situation that continues to improve," the IDF was quoted as saying in the Saudi newspaper.
It was also noted that there was real economic growth among the Palestinians, especially in Judea and Samaria, when the number of workers from the Gaza Strip in Israel was increased to 12,000 and at the Kerem Shalom crossing there is unprecedented activity in moving goods to and from the Gaza Strip.
Asked by the Saudi newspaper about the reason for the publication of the assessment of the danger of an explosion during Ramadan, the IDF replied that "there is a small group of Palestinian and Israeli extremists leading the situation to the explosion, but most citizens are interested in continued calm until economic, education and development progress.
I myself meet many Palestinians and know this closely. "
In response to a question about the position in Israel, according to which the lack of a political horizon does not harm the Palestinians and they can live with it in the long run - the senior officer replied that he does not bear political responsibility and therefore will not talk about politics. The political situation.
"It is very important to see Palestinians who work in Israel and meet with Israelis and Jews - and vice versa. This causes a change on both sides in the face of the search for a political horizon. Prosperity is not a substitute for a political horizon, but it is a helping factor. A lot of good things, "the officer was quoted as saying.
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