Amnesty condemns ‘state-driven Israeli settler violence’ in occupied West Bank

Amnesty International has called on countries to take concrete measures in response to recent Israeli settler attacks in the occupied West Bank, describing them as a “central policy of the Israeli state”.

WFP says funding shortages are forcing it to reduce the number of people receiving monthly food assistance in Gaza from 1.6 million to 1.1 million, leaving about 500,000 people without aid. Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary reports. https://t.co/ACYeZ7Fk4A

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“Once again, Israel’s apartheid system is turning the olive harvest into a season of horror for Palestinian families across the occupied West Bank,” said Heba Morayef, the right’s group’s regional director the the Middle East and North Africa.

“State-driven attacks by settlers on farmers that damage, destroy and steal crops, combined with Israeli military restrictions on access to groves, are causing immense suffering and economic loss for Palestinians.”

Amnesty also urged countries to impose sanctions against Israeli officials violating international law, and halt “all trade, investment and cooperation” that contributes to maintaining Israel’s “unlawful occupation, apartheid and the ongoing campaign of ethnic cleansing”.

Trump says US continues to hit Iran ‘economically and militarily’

The US president has addressed the war on Iran while talking to the press.

“We are hitting Iran very hard as you know, economically and militarily,” he told reporters outside the White House.

Trump praised Russia for staying on the sidelines of the conflict saying President Vladimir Putin is “laying off Iran and that’s nice”.

“Russia’s done nothing there that we can see, and that’s very positive.”

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