The occupied West Financial institution and the Gaza Strip must be related beneath a “revamped and revitalised” Palestinian Authority authorities, Sullivan stated in an interview on Israeli TV.
He was to debate the Palestinian Authority and holding “extremist” Jewish settlers accountable for violence in opposition to Palestinians when he visits Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Friday, a US official stated.
Israeli troops killed a youth at a hospital and browse out Jewish prayers at a mosque within the occupied West Financial institution metropolis of Jenin throughout raids that Palestinian authorities stated on Thursday killed 12 folks. Israel stated it captured dozens of militants.
The Palestinian authorities criticised the operation inside Jenin as a “harmful escalation” and in an announcement stated the desecration of the mosque by some Israeli troops fanned non secular stress.
Israel’s military stated it might self-discipline the troopers.
Palestinians see the West Financial institution as central to a future unbiased state. Allies of Israel backing its conflict in opposition to Hamas militants in Israeli-occupied Gaza have urged restraint, together with punishing Israeli settlers within the West Financial institution accused of armed assaults on Palestinians.
Violence had been worsening within the West Financial institution even earlier than the Oct 7 Hamas assault on Israel.
Danish delivery firm Maersk on Friday denied a declare by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi motion, which didn’t present proof, that the militia carried out a drone strike on a Maersk vessel crusing in direction of Israel.
Maersk on Thursday stated ship Maersk Gibraltar was focused by a missile whereas travelling from Salalah, Oman, to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and that the crew and vessel had been reported secure.