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Irish Times
11 hours ago
- Business
- Irish Times
Israel blocks Ramallah meeting with Arab ministers, official says
Israel will not allow a planned meeting in the Palestinian administrative capital of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank , to go ahead, an Israeli official said on Saturday after reports emerged that Arab ministers planning to attend had been stopped. The delegation included ministers from Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, Palestinian Authority officials said. The ministers would require Israeli consent to travel to the West Bank from Jordan. [ Entire Gaza population at risk of famine, says UN Opens in new window ] An Israeli official said the ministers intended to take part in 'a provocative meeting' to discuss promoting the establishment of a Palestinian state. 'Such a state would undoubtedly become a terrorist state in the heart of the land of Israel,' the official said. 'Israel will not co-operate with such moves aimed at harming it and its security.' READ MORE A Palestinian Authority official said the issue of whether the meeting in Ramallah would be able to go ahead was under discussion. The move comes in advance of an international conference, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, to be held in New York on June 17th-20th to discuss the issue of Palestinian statehood. Israel has come under increasing pressure from the United Nations and European countries, which favour a two-state solution to the Israeli Palestinian conflict under which an independent Palestinian state would exist alongside Israel. French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that recognising a Palestinian state was not only a 'moral duty but a political necessity'. – Reuters
Yahoo
12 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Israel blocks Ramallah meeting with Arab ministers, Israeli official says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel will not allow a planned meeting in the Palestinian administrative capital of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, to go ahead, an Israeli official said on Saturday, after media reported that Arab ministers planning to attend had been stopped from coming. The delegation included ministers from Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, Palestinian Authority officials said. The ministers would require Israeli consent to travel to the West Bank from Jordan. An Israeli official said the ministers intended to take part in "a provocative meeting" to discuss promoting the establishment of a Palestinian state. "Such a state would undoubtedly become a terrorist state in the heart of the land of Israel," the official said. "Israel will not cooperate with such moves aimed at harming it and its security." A Palestinian Authority official said that the issue of whether the meeting in Ramallah would be able to go ahead was under discussion. The move comes ahead of an international conference, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, due to be held in New York on June 17-20 to discuss the issue of Palestinian statehood. Israel has come under increasing pressure from the United Nations and European countries which favour a two-state solution to the Israeli Palestinian conflict, under which an independent Palestinian state would exist alongside Israel. French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that recognising a Palestinian state was not only a "moral duty but a political necessity".
Reuters
12 hours ago
- Business
- Reuters
Israel blocks Ramallah meeting with Arab ministers, Israeli official says
JERUSALEM, May 30 (Reuters) - Israel will not allow a planned meeting in the Palestinian administrative capital of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, to go ahead, an Israeli official said on Saturday, after media reported that Arab ministers planning to attend had been stopped from coming. The delegation included ministers from Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, Palestinian Authority officials said. The ministers would require Israeli consent to travel to the West Bank from Jordan. An Israeli official said the ministers intended to take part in "a provocative meeting" to discuss promoting the establishment of a Palestinian state. "Such a state would undoubtedly become a terrorist state in the heart of the land of Israel," the official said. "Israel will not cooperate with such moves aimed at harming it and its security." A Palestinian Authority official said that the issue of whether the meeting in Ramallah would be able to go ahead was under discussion. The move comes ahead of an international conference, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, due to be held in New York on June 17-20 to discuss the issue of Palestinian statehood. Israel has come under increasing pressure from the United Nations and European countries which favour a two-state solution to the Israeli Palestinian conflict, under which an independent Palestinian state would exist alongside Israel. French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that recognising a Palestinian state was not only a "moral duty but a political necessity".
CNA
a day ago
- General
- CNA
Israel may be breaching international law by restricting humanitarian aid to Gaza: PM Wong
SINGAPORE: Israel may be breaching international law by restricting humanitarian aid to Gaza, Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Friday (May 30). Speaking in a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron as part of the latter's state visit to Singapore, Mr Wong said: "We have always said that Israel had a right to defend itself. Unfortunately, Israel's response has gone too far and its actions have caused terrible humanitarian disaster; and the restrictions imposed on the delivery of humanitarian supplies are completely unacceptable. "In our opinion, it may even be a likely breach of international humanitarian law. So it cannot be justified," he added. Earlier in May, Israel partially ended an 11-week long aid blockade on Gaza. Limited amount of relief has entered via the United Nations or the United States-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. "We join countries around the world to call for an immediate ceasefire; for the unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid; for the protection of civilians; and also for the return of hostages," said Mr Wong on Friday. "Beyond the current crisis itself, Singapore also supports the right of the Palestinian people to their own homeland. This has to be done as part of a negotiated two-state solution, because that is the only way for a comprehensive, just and durable solution to this long-standing Israel-Palestine conflict." The Prime Minister noted international efforts on these fronts, including a United Nations conference which France and Saudi Arabia are co-hosting from June 17 to 20. It aims to lay out the parameters for a roadmap to a Palestinian state, while ensuring Israel's security. Singapore will participate in this conference and join the international community to work towards a durable solution, Mr Wong added. Mr Macron meanwhile said during the presser that France could harden its position on Israel if it continues to block humanitarian aid to Gaza, according to Reuters. 'If there is no response that meets the humanitarian situation in the coming hours and days, obviously, we will have to toughen our collective position," he said, speaking in French. Reuters also reported Mr Macron saying the existence of a Palestinian state "is not just simply a moral duty but also a political necessity". On May 19, a joint statement by leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Canada also highlighted that Israel's denial of humanitarian assistance risked breaching international humanitarian law. The next day, Singapore's foreign ministry issued its most recent statement on the conflict, calling for an immediate ceasefire and the resumption of humanitarian aid into Gaza, amid intensified attacks by Israel. Israel launched its campaign in Gaza in retaliation to an attack by Hamas militants on Oct 7, 2023.
Asharq Al-Awsat
a day ago
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- Asharq Al-Awsat
Israeli PM's Office: Netanyahu 'Successfully Underwent Routine Colonoscopy'
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the 75-year-old premier "successfully underwent a routine colonoscopy" at a hospital in Jerusalem on Friday. "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu successfully underwent a routine colonoscopy this morning at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem," a statement from his office said. It comes after the United States said Thursday Israel had approved a new Gaza ceasefire proposal submitted to Hamas, but the Palestinian militant group said it failed to satisfy its demands. Netanyahu's government has hit back at growing international pressure over the war in Gaza, the deadliest fighting in decades of conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. The war has killed around 54,000 Palestinians, Palestinian health authorities say, more than in any other of the countless rounds of fighting between the two sides.
