"We are building the Land of Israel and destroying the idea of a Palestinian state, said Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Friday. The action that brought on his comments: Israel's uprooting of 3,000 Palestinian-planted trees in the occupied West Bank. The destruction of the trees so that illegal Israeli settlements can expand was one of a number of Israeli actions this week that emphasised Israel's continued push to expand its dominance over the West Bank."
"On Sunday, the Israeli Knesset Ministerial Committee backed a bill that would formally repeal the 1993 Oslo Accords the cornerstone agreement that created the Palestinian Authority and divided the West Bank into Areas A, B and C. Limor Son Har-Melech, the far-right parliamentarian who submitted the legislation, was explicit about the intent: We promised to prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state, and now it is time to encourage settlement in Areas A and B [with full and partial Palestinian administrative control respectively] and cancel the disastrous Oslo Accords."
"According to Israeli media reports, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requested that parliament postpone discussions of the bill. Justice Minister Yariv Levin, while falling in line with his party leader's decision, expressed support for the bill in the future, saying just as we returned to Sa-Nur, we will return to other places."
"In Gaza, a document obtained by the Times of Israel revealed that the so-called Board of Peace does not intend to hold Israel to ceasefire commitments if Hamas refuses to accept its disarmament framework meaning Israel would not be pressured to stop its military strikes, aid restrictions, and continued expansion of the t"
Israel uprooted 3,000 Palestinian-planted olive trees in the occupied West Bank to enable expansion of illegal settlements and displace families. Israeli officials framed the actions as part of building a “Land of Israel” and eliminating the idea of a Palestinian state. The Israeli Knesset Ministerial Committee backed a bill to repeal the 1993 Oslo Accords, which created the Palestinian Authority and divided the West Bank into Areas A, B, and C. A far-right lawmaker stated the goal was to encourage settlement in Areas A and B and cancel Oslo. In Gaza, at least 13 Palestinians were killed, with police officers targeted. A document indicated Israel’s “Board of Peace” would not hold Israel to ceasefire commitments if Hamas rejected a disarmament framework.
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