The ministry confirmed in a statement that “the aggressive and extremist policies of the Israeli government are a major factor in destabilizing the region through its provocative practices and obstruction of all peace opportunities.” Egypt warned of “the grave consequences of Israeli arrogance, which dominates the orientations and policies of the occupation and its pursuit to expand the conflict,” according to a statement from the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on social media.
It renewed its call on the international community to “assume its responsibilities and take firm measures to oblige Israel to respect international law and humanitarian law, and to stop its violations in the occupied Palestinian territories.” The Israeli army announced today, Tuesday, ” “.
The Israeli Broadcasting Authority said that “Israeli forces launched a series of raids and arrests in a number of cities and towns in the occupied West Bank, including Bethlehem, Hebron, and Ramallah, as part of a campaign against Palestinian exchange companies.” Israeli forces stormed the towns of Tuqu’ and Al-Asakrah in the Bethlehem Governorate, and a number of Palestinians were injured near the entrance of the town of Idna west of Hebron, according to the Palestinian news agency ‘Wafa’.
Palestinian official television also reported that “Israeli forces withdrew from the center of the cities of Ramallah and Al-Bireh, leaving 24 injuries behind.” Israel earlier approved plans to build on a plot of land measuring about 12 square kilometers (five square miles) known as “E1” east of Jerusalem.
The foreign ministers, who also included Australia, Canada, and Italy, stated: “We condemn this decision and call for its immediate reversal in the strongest terms.” The statement was also signed by Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, in addition to the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
