US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is not welcome in the occupied West Bank. Dozens of Palestinians demonstrated this Wednesday against the diplomat’s visit when he arrived in Ramallah to meet with the President. Palestinian Authority (PA), Mahmoud Abbas. After pressing Israeli leaders a day earlier to pave the way for a Palestinian state, Blinken discussed responsibility for reform with Abbas and improve your governancetalking about his plans, governing post-war Gaza. In his own name, the king of Jordan, Abdullah IIHe summoned Abbas and the Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, on the Red Sea coast in Aqaba, Jordan, to discuss “dangerous events” taking place in Gaza, according to the Jordanian royal palace.
Abbas made it clear to Blinken: Palestinians will not accept “Israeli plans” Keeping Gaza separate from the West Bank, according to the official WAFA news agency. “The Gaza Strip is an integral part of the State of Palestine,” the President said. He also warned of the danger of measures targeted by “Israeli occupation authorities”. displacing the Palestinian people Including Gaza Strip or West Bank JerusalemRevealed in the statements made by Israeli ministers and officials, deportation From the land of the Palestinian people.” That same week, the Israeli Minister of Communications, Shlomo Karhi“defended his practice” on televisionencourage voluntary migration [desde Gaza] And keep pushing until they say ‘we want it’ [irnos]”war” through “”.
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Abdullah, Abbas and El Sisi agree on this issue More international pressure needed To end the conflict in Gaza and allow more aid to enter the region, according to a statement from the Egyptian president’s office. Any Attempt to “part ways” They declared that the agreement between the occupied West Bank and the future of the Gaza Strip should be rejected. In contrast, both Egypt and Jordan supported Abbas’ stance and firmly denied any allegations. attempt to liquidate a future Palestinian stateAccording to the statement issued by the Government of Jordan.
Blinken will end his visit to the region this Thursday in El Cairowhere on wednesday Israeli delegation Hebrew representatives for a new round of negotiations want to restart dialogue to reach final conclusion Return of 132 hostages Those who have been in the hands of Hamas and other Palestinian militias in Gaza for more than three months. Negotiations were interrupted after Hamas’ number two Salih al-Arouri was killed in Beirut last week. Meanwhile, bombings and ground attacks did not stop in the Gaza Strip. At least in the last 24 hours 147 Palestinians in the middle and south of the residential area. member of the war cabinet, Benny GantzHe confirmed that “Gaza is not effectively controlled by Hamas.”