One killed, over 15 wounded by Israeli forces and settlers in West Bank
One killed, over 15 wounded by Israeli forces and settlers in West Bank Israeli violence continued to escalate across the occupied West Bank on Sunday. More than 15 people were wounded and one person was killed in attacks by Israeli forces and settlers on Palestinian towns and villages, the Wafa news agency reported. Earlier in the day, a Palestinian man had been killed by Israeli soldiers while…
Israeli opposition leader Avigdor Lieberman has proposed a radical plan to dissolve the Palestinian Authority and establish an Israeli-Jordanian confederation to control parts of the West Bank. According to Haaretz, Lieberman's plan, titled "Israel's Endgame in the West Bank and Gaza," suggests that Israel would take full sovereignty over Area C, comprising around 60% of the West Bank, currently under Israeli control.
The remaining Areas A and B, where the PA exercises limited control, would be governed by an Israeli-Jordanian confederation, with Jordan managing civilian affairs and policing, while Israel would maintain full security responsibility across the entire territory. Lieberman also called for control of the Gaza Strip to be handed over to an external party, though he did not specify who this would be.
Despite international law designating the entire territory, including Areas A, B, and C, as Palestinian land, and deeming all Israeli settlements within these areas illegal, over 700,000 Israeli settlers reside illegally in Area C.
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