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Nahar Net
18 hours ago
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Israeli general warns against any attack from Lebanon
by Naharnet Newsdesk 4 hours The commander of the Israeli army's northern front has warned against any attack from Lebanon, following the recent rocket attack from Syria that targeted the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. 'After 19 years, we returned to war in Lebanon. We did not stop until the equation was reversed, and we will not allow the equation to be reversed again. These days, we continue to preserve our achievements and thwart and prevent any threat,' Northern Command chief Ori Gordin said at a ceremony marking the 19th anniversary of the 2006 war with Hezbollah. 'If anyone makes a mistake … and shoots at us as happened last night from Syria, we will respond to them in kind and pursue them and those who sent them relentlessly, and this will be a clear message to all our enemies,' Gordin added. An Israeli security source meanwhile told Al-Arabiya's Al-Hadath channel that "Iran, Hezbollah and those linked to (ousted Syrian President Bashar) al-Assad are trying to obstruct stability in Syria." "The current Syrian administration had nothing to do with the firing of rockets from south Syria," the source added.
DW
27-05-2025
- Politics
- DW
Israel closes 6 UNWRA-operated schools in East Jerusalem – DW – 05/27/2025
Fanny Facsar in Jerusalem 05/27/2025 May 27, 2025 Many Palestinian children in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem will not be able to finish their school year. They attend schools run by UNWRA, which Israel has closed. DW's Fanny Facsar went to Shufat refugee camp to speak with students affected by the ban.
Saudi Gazette
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Saudi Gazette
Israeli forces close UN-run schools in East Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — Armed Israeli security forces have forced the closure of three schools run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem. Hundreds of Palestinian students were sent home from the schools in Shuafat refugee camp just after classes began on Thursday morning. Unrwa's Commissioner-General, Philippe Lazzarini, said Israeli authorities were denying children their basic right to learn and accused them of a "blatant disregard of international law". An Israeli ban on Unrwa took effect earlier this year and Israel accuses the agency of being infiltrated by Hamas. Unrwa denies this claim and insists on its impartiality. Videos showed girls in uniform hugging each other outside one school in Shuafat following the arrival of Israeli forces outside. A closure order fixed to the wall of the school read: "It will be prohibited to operate educational institutions, or employ teachers, teaching staff or any other staff, and it will be forbidden to accommodate students or allow the entry of students into this institution." Unrwa said that more than 550 pupils aged six to 15 were present and that one of its staff members was detained, in what its director in the occupied West Bank called "a traumatizing experience for young children who are at immediate risk of losing their access to education". The agency said that Israeli police were also deployed at three other schools in East Jerusalem, forcing them to send their students home too. "Storming schools and forcing them shut is a blatant disregard of international law," Philippe Lazzarini wrote on X. "These schools are inviolable premises of the United Nations." He added: "By enforcing closure orders issued last month, the Israeli authorities are denying Palestinian children their basic right to learn. "Unrwa schools must continue to be open to safeguard an entire generation of children." The Palestinian Authority, which governs parts of the West Bank not under Israeli control, said the move was a "violation of children's right to education". The British consulate in Jerusalem said the UK, EU, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey and Japan strongly opposed the closure orders issued against the Unrwa schools and stood "in solidarity with students, parents, and teachers". "Unrwa has operated in East Jerusalem under its UN General Assembly mandate since 1950. Israel is obliged under international humanitarian law to facilitate the proper working of all institutions devoted to the education of children," they added. Last year, Israel's parliament passed laws forbidding contact between Israeli officials and Unrwa, as well as banning activity by the agency in Israeli territory. Israel captured East Jerusalem, along with the rest of the West Bank, in the 1967 Middle East war. It effectively annexed East Jerusalem in 1980 in a move not recognized by most of the international community, and sees the whole city as its capital. Palestinians see East Jerusalem as the capital of their hoped-for future state. Approximately 230,000 Israeli settlers currently live in East Jerusalem alongside 390,000 Palestinians. Most of the international community considers the settlements built there and elsewhere in the West Bank to be illegal under international law - a position supported by an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) last year - although Israel disputes this. — BBC
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Israeli forces close UN-run schools in East Jerusalem
Armed Israeli security forces have forced the closure of three schools run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem. Hundreds of Palestinian students were sent home from the schools in Shuafat refugee camp just after classes began on Thursday morning. Unrwa's Commissioner-General, Philippe Lazzarini, said Israeli authorities were denying children their basic right to learn and accused them of a "blatant disregard of international law". An Israeli ban on Unrwa took effect earlier this year and Israel accuses the agency of being infiltrated by Hamas. Unrwa denies this claim and insists on its impartiality. UN's top court begins hearings on Israel's legal duties towards Palestinians Israel's looming Unrwa ban a catastrophe, UN Palestinian refugee agency warns 'Unrwa means everything to us': Gazans fear aid collapse Videos showed girls in uniform hugging each other outside one school in Shuafat following the arrival of Israeli forces outside. A closure order fixed to the wall of the school read: "It will be prohibited to operate educational institutions, or employ teachers, teaching staff or any other staff, and it will be forbidden to accommodate students or allow the entry of students into this institution." Unrwa said that more than 550 pupils aged six to 15 were present and that one of its staff members was detained, in what its director in the occupied West Bank called "a traumatising experience for young children who are at immediate risk of losing their access to education". The agency said that Israeli police were also deployed at three other schools in East Jerusalem, forcing them to send their students home too. "Storming schools and forcing them shut is a blatant disregard of international law," Philippe Lazzarini wrote on X. "These schools are inviolable premises of the United Nations." He added: "By enforcing closure orders issued last month, the Israeli authorities are denying Palestinian children their basic right to learn. "Unrwa schools must continue to be open to safeguard an entire generation of children." The Palestinian Authority, which governs parts of the West Bank not under Israeli control, said the move was a "violation of children's right to education". The British consulate in Jerusalem said the UK, EU, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey and Japan strongly opposed the closure orders issued against the Unrwa schools and stood "in solidarity with students, parents, and teachers". "Unrwa has operated in East Jerusalem under its UN General Assembly mandate since 1950. Israel is obliged under international humanitarian law to facilitate the proper working of all institutions devoted to the education of children," they added. Last year, Israel's parliament passed laws forbidding contact between Israeli officials and Unrwa, as well as banning activity by the agency in Israeli territory. Israel captured East Jerusalem, along with the rest of the West Bank, in the 1967 Middle East war. It effectively annexed East Jerusalem in 1980 in a move not recognised by most of the international community, and sees the whole city as its capital. Palestinians see East Jerusalem as the capital of their hoped-for future state. Approximately 230,000 Israeli settlers currently live in East Jerusalem alongside 390,000 Palestinians. Most of the international community considers the settlements built there and elsewhere in the West Bank to be illegal under international law - a position supported by an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) last year - although Israel disputes this.
Gulf Today
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Gulf Today
Israeli minister says 'Gaza will be entirely destroyed'
Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday that a victory for his country in its war against Hamas groups means that the Gaza Strip will be "entirely destroyed." "Gaza will be entirely destroyed, civilians will be sent to... the south to a humanitarian zone without Hamas or terrorism, and from there they will start to leave in great numbers to third countries," the far-right firebrand told a conference in the Israeli settlement of Ofra in the occupied West Bank. Smotrich, who lives in a settlement in the West Bank, also expressed his hope that the territory would be formally annexed during the current government's term, which could last until late next year. He called the annexation of the West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967, "one of the most important challenges" for the Israeli leadership. In recent months, Israeli public figures including Smotrich have increasingly called for the annexation of the West Bank, defying global concerns over the future of the Palestinian territory. Excluding Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, the West Bank is home to three million Palestinians, and around 490,000 Israelis living in settlements that are illegal under international law. Agence France-Presse
