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Friday, June 28, 2024
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Friday, June 28, 2024
Palestinian Authority official: Legalization of West Bank outposts aimed at pursuing ‘genocide’
A senior Palestinian Authority official rejects the Israeli government’s decision to legalize five West Bank outposts and impose sanctions on the PA, claiming the move is aimed at pursuing a “war of genocide” against Palestinians.
Wasel Abu Youssef, a member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), says the settlements are “illegal colonies that violate all international resolutions.
“The decisions by the occupation government aim to pursue the war of genocide against our Palestinian people,” he tells Reuters.
He says the PLO and the Palestinian Authority will continue to press for Israel to be taken before international courts and punished for “crimes against our people, and in particular in the Gaza Strip.”
