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ISRAEL imposed a three-day lockdown on the occupied West Bank yesterday, punishing Palestinians collectively for Wednesday’s gun killings in Tel Aviv.
The Israeli military said the West Bank would be closed off until the Jewish holiday of Shavuot ends at midnight on Sunday, except for “humanitarian” and medical cases and for some worshippers at the Al-Aqsa mosque in east Jerusalem.
Palestinian men over 45 and women of all ages were allowed access to the mosque for the first Friday prayers of Ramadan, but men between 35 and 45 needed permits from Israeli occupation forces and men younger than that were banned.
Police crackdowns on Israeli peace demonstrators combined with court rulings and settler organisations are designed to strip Palestinian families of their homes and land. The Israeli state has tried to silence both Israelis and Palestinians who resist, according to Zo HaDerekh (This Is The Way) the Communist Party of Israel’s Hebrew-language weekly
Labour's Emily Thornberry calls on PM to ban goods from Israel-held Palestinian territory
While international attention focuses on ceasefire frameworks, Israel is openly advancing plans for a permanent expansion of its control over Gaza, writes RAMZY BAROUD
