Israel Strips Palestinians of Control Over Hebron Holy Site
Israel has announced it is taking control of a holy site in Hebron, effectively nullifying a 1997 agreement that granted the Palestinian Authority administrative powers over the area. This move has been confirmed by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who stated Israel is now assuming full control.
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Smotrich says Israel taking control of Hebron
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says Israel has transferred authority over Hebron to the army.
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HEBRON: Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday he had stripped Palestinians of authority over the site of the Cave of Patriarchs, known to Muslims as the Ibrahimi Mosque, in the occupied West Bank. The move to transfer management of the site to an Israeli committee controlled by the far-right minister, drew swift condemnation from the Palestinian Authority. In a statement posted on his Telegram channel, Smotrich said the site will no longer be administered by the municipal...
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Read full article →Israel strips Hebron municipality of key powers granted under 1997 deal
Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced the withdrawal of key municipal planning authorities from Hebron's Palestinian administration on Tuesday, a...
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