On a visit to Israel, the US vice-president said Washington would not set a deadline for the group to disarm under the US-brokered dealRoland Friedrich, director of Unrwa affairs in the occupied West Bank, has warned of settlement expansion in the area, “paving the way for annexation”.He said in a statement on X:The three refugee camps of Jenin, Tulkarm, and Nur Shams have been emptied, and residents actively prevented from returning. Settler violence and settlement expansion have spiralled, pushing vulnerable Palestinian communities from their lands amid increasingly coercive conditions – paving the way for annexation.Israeli anti-UNRWA laws have seen UN schools shuttered and international staff de facto evicted.Settler violence has skyrocketed in scale and frequency.Two weeks into the start of the 2025 harvest, we have already seen severe attacks by armed settlers against Palestinian men, women, children and foreign solidarity activists. Continue reading...
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