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Sudanese Army Welcome Results of Sudan Neighboring Countries Summit in Cairo

In this photo provided by Egypt's presidency media office, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, center, chairs a summit on the Sudan conflict, at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, July 13, 2023. (Egyptian Presidency Media Office via AP)
In this photo provided by Egypt's presidency media office, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, center, chairs a summit on the Sudan conflict, at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, July 13, 2023. (Egyptian Presidency Media Office via AP)
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Sudanese Army Welcome Results of Sudan Neighboring Countries Summit in Cairo

In this photo provided by Egypt's presidency media office, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, center, chairs a summit on the Sudan conflict, at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, July 13, 2023. (Egyptian Presidency Media Office via AP)
In this photo provided by Egypt's presidency media office, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, center, chairs a summit on the Sudan conflict, at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, July 13, 2023. (Egyptian Presidency Media Office via AP)

The Sudanese Transitional Sovereign Council (TSC) has welcomed the outcomes of the summit of Sudan's neighboring countries in Egypt.

The Council announced that the Sudanese Armed Forces are ready to stop military operations immediately if the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) stop attacking residential neighborhoods, government facilities and blocking roads.

In a statement, the Sovereign Council affirmed its keenness to work with all parties seeking to stop the war and restore security and stability in the country.

It declared its commitment to initiating a political dialogue as soon as the war stopped leading to the formation of a civilian government during a transitional period that would end with elections in which all Sudanese would participate.

"We are willing to initiate a political dialogue following the end of the war to form a civilian government followed by elections," they affirmed.

The Council thanked Egypt and President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for hosting the summit to restore stability and security in Sudan.

It also thanked the neighboring countries that expressed support for the security and stability of Sudan, preserving its unity and safety and supporting the people of Sudan to overcome the crisis.

The statement praised the continuous efforts of Saudi Arabia and the US for their efforts in the recent Jeddah talks that aimed at ending the war and the suffering of the Sudanese people.

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Israeli Defense Minister Says He Will End Detention without Charge of Jewish Settlers

Palestinians look at damaged cars after an Israeli settlers attack in Al-Mazraa Al-Qibleyeh near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, November 20, 2024. (Reuters)
Palestinians look at damaged cars after an Israeli settlers attack in Al-Mazraa Al-Qibleyeh near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, November 20, 2024. (Reuters)
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Israeli Defense Minister Says He Will End Detention without Charge of Jewish Settlers

Palestinians look at damaged cars after an Israeli settlers attack in Al-Mazraa Al-Qibleyeh near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, November 20, 2024. (Reuters)
Palestinians look at damaged cars after an Israeli settlers attack in Al-Mazraa Al-Qibleyeh near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, November 20, 2024. (Reuters)

Israel’s new defense minister said Friday that he would stop issuing warrants to arrest West Bank settlers or hold them without charge or trial — a largely symbolic move that rights groups said risks emboldening settler violence in the Israeli-occupied territory.

Israel Katz called the arrest warrants “severe” and said issuing them was “inappropriate” as Palestinian militant attacks on settlers in the territory grow more frequent. He said settlers could be “brought to justice” in other ways.

The move protects Israeli settlers from being held in “administrative detention,” a shadowy form of incarceration where people are held without charge or trial.

Settlers are rarely arrested in the West Bank, where settler violence against Palestinians has spiraled since the outbreak of the war Oct. 7.

Katz’s decision was celebrated by far-right coalition allies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. National Security Minister and settler firebrand Itamar Ben-Gvir applauded Katz and called the move a “correction of many years of mistreatment” and “justice for those who love the land.”

Since Oct. 7, 2023, violence toward Palestinians by Israeli settlers has soared to new heights, displacing at least 19 entire Palestinian communities, according to Israeli rights group Peace Now. In that time, attacks by Palestinian militants on settlers and within Israel have also grown more common.

An increasing number of Palestinians have been placed in administrative detention. Israel holds 3,443 administrative detainees in prison, according to data from the Israeli Prison Service, reported by rights group Hamoked. That figure stood around 1,200 just before the start of the war. The vast majority of them are Palestinian, with only a handful at any given time Israeli Jews, said Jessica Montell, the director of Hamoked.

“All of these detentions without charge or trial are illegitimate, but to declare that this measure will only be used against Palestinians...is to explicitly entrench another form of ethnic discrimination,” said Montell.