Israel’s finance minister threatened to eradicate neighborhoods and Palestinian camps within the occupied West Bank, whereas the nation’s military stated it might give extra machine weapons to the unlawful settlers within the space, in one more grave violation of worldwide regulation.
“Our message to the residents of Tulkarem, the Shuweikha neighborhood, and (refugee camp) Nour al-Shams, and the city of Qalqilya, we will turn you into destroyed cities as happened in the Gaza Strip if … terrorism” is practiced towards the settlements, Bezalel Smotrich, the chief of the far-right Religious Zionism wrote on X.
He threatened to “continue to control Judea and Samaria,” the biblical time period for the occupied West Bank.
Addressing Israeli residents, he claimed that “if a Palestinian state is allowed to be established, settlements in the West Bank could be subjected to a similar attack” to 1 launched by Palestinian factions on Israeli navy bases and settlements adjoining to Gaza on Oct. 7.
The extremist minister emphasised his rejection of the institution of a Palestinian state, adament that “it will not happen.”
The Religious Zionism get together helps unlawful settlements in Palestinian territories.
The Israeli human rights group, B’Tselem, revealed a plan by the federal government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to displace Palestinian shepherds from their lands within the occupied West Bank.
It stated the plan is being executed in collaboration with unlawful Israeli settlers and is a part of the “Israeli apartheid regime.”
“In February and March 2024, B’Tselem documented some 20 incidents in which Israeli settlers and soldiers drove Palestinian shepherds out of pastureland in the South Hebron Hills,” it stated in an announcement.
Tensions have been operating excessive throughout the West Bank since Israel launched a lethal navy offensive towards Gaza killing tens of hundreds of Palestinians, primarily girls and youngsters, following an assault by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Oct. 7.
At least 519 Palestinians have since been killed and over 4,900 others injured by Israeli military hearth within the occupied West Bank, in line with the Health Ministry, whereas in Gaza Israel has killed over 36,000 individuals up to now, principally girls and youngsters.
More weapons to unlawful settlers
The Israeli military will give extra machine weapons to the unlawful settlers within the West Bank, an Israeli media outlet reported Thursday.
“The Israeli military introduced that it’ll distribute extra lengthy weapons (machine weapons) within the West Bank,” Israeli Channel 7 reported.
The plan follows studies of firing at unlawful settlements close to Tulkarm within the northern West Bank and the killing of two Israeli troopers who had been run over close to Nablus within the northern West Bank.
“A consultant of the Central Command within the Israeli military (not named) introduced in a gathering of the Knesset’s Judea and Samaria (West Bank) Committee that lengthy weapons may also be distributed to residents who usually are not members of the reserve unit to boost safety,” added the channel.
At the tip of final 12 months, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir launched a marketing campaign to arm Israelis, together with unlawful settlers within the West Bank, claiming it was to offer safety towards Palestinian assaults.
Weapons had been distributed amongst unlawful settlers and reserve troopers within the Israeli military, with out specifying the amount of weapons distributed.
Meanwhile, the chairperson of the Judea and Samaria Committee and Knesset member from the far-right Religious Zionism Party, Tzvi Sukkot, claimed: “The decision to distribute more weapons in the settlements of Judea and Samaria is significant and will strengthen the sense of security.”
In an announcement to Channel 7, he referred to as on settlers who want to take part within the protection of their place of residence to submit functions for carrying weapons, in line with the channel.
It is estimated that there are about 720,000 unlawful Israeli settlers within the West Bank, together with East Jerusalem.
Source: www.dailysabah.com