Palestine

10 May 2022; MEMO: The Palestinian Authority called on Monday for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Israel's plan to expel the residents of twelve Palestinian villages in Masafer Yatta, to the south of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron.

10 May 2022; MEMO: Jordan confirmed yesterday that its Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf), in coordination with the Endowments Department in Jerusalem, is responsible for appointing the guards of Al-Aqsa Mosque.

This came in a statement by the Jordanian Ministry of Endowments after Tel Aviv approved Amman's request to increase the number of Al-Aqsa Mosque guards.

09 May 2022; MEMO: Hamas has rejected remarks made by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett claiming Israeli "sovereignty" over Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque.

09 May 2022; MEMO: The Palestinian Authority (PA) yesterday called on the international community to stop Israel's field execution of Palestinians, Anadolu reported.

In a statement, PA Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh said: "Israel's horrific crimes committed against our people make interreference of international community necessary to stop the organised Israeli terrorism and protect our people."

RAMALLAH, May 7 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine yesterday condemned Israeli Defence Minister, Benny Gantz’s approval, of building 4,000 housing units, at the Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

The move is “aimed at boosting settlement construction, at the expense of the occupied State of Palestine,” the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said, in a press statement.

07 May 2022; MEMO: Jordan authorities issued Friday warning against Israeli plan to evict 1,300 Palestinians living in eight villages in the South Hebron Hills, a statement reported by the official Petra news agency said.

The statement, which was issued by Jordanian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Haitham abu al Foul, also warned against Israeli plans to approve the construction of 4,988 illegal settlement units in other areas of the occupied West Bank.

07 May 2022; MEMO: The Palestinian Authority warned on Friday that Israel's Supreme Court's agreement to demolish more than 12 Palestinian villages in Masafer Yatta amounts to ethnic cleansing.

According to Wafa News Agency, these evictions would lead to the displacement of more than 4,000 Palestinian citizens, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, the spokesperson for PA President Mahmoud Abbas, confirmed.

07 May 2022; MEMO: Defying international law, Israeli occupation authorities plan to build 3,988 new settlement units in two areas across the occupied Palestinian West Bank.

The Israeli Higher Planning Council for Judea and Samaria (the Israeli name for the West Bank) is set to give its final approval for building 2,536 new settlement units, The Jerusalem Post reported, and allow for plans for an additional 1,452 settlement units.

05 May 2022; MEMO: On Thursday morning, settlers destroyed hundreds of olive saplings and agricultural crops in the town of Al-Khader, Bethlehem district, and dozens of settlers stormed the areas of Burqa and Al-Masoudiya, located in the Nablus district in the occupied West Bank.

RAMALLAH/GAZA, May 6 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, yesterday condemned a deadly axe attack in central Israel, while the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) justified the attack as a response to Israel’s recent violations against Palestinian sanctities.

“The killing of Palestinian and Israeli civilians only leads to a further deterioration of the situation,” Abbas was quoted as saying.

Abbas warned that the incident would be used as an excuse “to carry out attacks and reactions against our Palestinian people.”