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Arab League Decries Israeli Intention to Halt TIPH

FILE Photo: The Megiddo Prison in northern Israel, July 2018. Amir Cohen/REUTERS
FILE Photo: The Megiddo Prison in northern Israel, July 2018. Amir Cohen/REUTERS
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Arab League Decries Israeli Intention to Halt TIPH

FILE Photo: The Megiddo Prison in northern Israel, July 2018. Amir Cohen/REUTERS
FILE Photo: The Megiddo Prison in northern Israel, July 2018. Amir Cohen/REUTERS

The Arab League denounced what has been circulating in the Israeli media about an intention to halt the mission of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH), following previous rejections to increase staff.

This discloses the occupation's implicit intention to continue its crimes against Palestinians and stop the work of observers concerned in monitoring violations and aggressions Palestinians are going through, in addition to the systematic suppression practiced against more than 6,500 inmates in Israeli prisons.

For instance, Palestinian inmates in Ofer prison has been subjected to unannounced raids, smashing of possessions, naked searches, verbal abuse, and the use of tear gas and rubber bullets. All this reflects Israeli insistence on violating the principles of international law and the resolutions on international legitimacy, particularly the Geneva Conventions of 1949.

The Arab League's Assistant Secretary-General for Palestine and the Occupied Arab Territories, Saeed Abu Ali, stated Wednesday that the occupation’s approach to halt the mission of the TIPH challenges the international law and will.

He stressed that Israel's clear quest to Judaize the old city in Hebron and lay hands over more surrounding Palestinian territories aimed to instill the racist policies and violations of the occupation.

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Trump's Syria Policy Dominates Opening of 'Astana 22' Talks

The foreign ministers of Türkiye, Russia and Iran meet in New York in September. (Turkish Foreign Ministry)
The foreign ministers of Türkiye, Russia and Iran meet in New York in September. (Turkish Foreign Ministry)
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Trump's Syria Policy Dominates Opening of 'Astana 22' Talks

The foreign ministers of Türkiye, Russia and Iran meet in New York in September. (Turkish Foreign Ministry)
The foreign ministers of Türkiye, Russia and Iran meet in New York in September. (Turkish Foreign Ministry)

The 22nd round of the Astana peace talks on Syria kicked off in Kazakhstan’s capital on Monday. The talks, held over two days, brought together Syria’s government, opposition and guarantor states Russia, Iran and Türkiye, with observers from Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon and the UN.

The talks, initiated by Russia and supported by Türkiye and Iran, will focus on key issues such as the potential shifts in US policy toward Syria under President-elect Donald Trump, according to Russian presidential envoy to Syria Alexander Lavrentiev.

The talks will also address regional tensions, including the spread of the Gaza conflict into Lebanon, ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Syria and concerns over the risk of the regional conflict expanding further.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov stressed the importance of meeting before the end of the year to set priorities for Syria and the region.

This comes after the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights revealed a “secret” Russian-Syrian agreement to limit the movement of Hezbollah, Iranian forces and Iranian-backed militias in Syria.

As well as the Syrian conflict, the talks will cover issues such as prisoner releases, missing persons, humanitarian conditions, international support for peace efforts, Syria’s reconstruction and the return of refugees.

The current round of talks will focus on the political and military situation around Syria.

Lavrentiev said Russia will do everything possible to prevent the Gaza conflict from spreading to Syria.

Potential changes in US policy toward Syria under Trump are a major topic for discussion among the ceasefire guarantors, he added. Russia will focus on concrete actions and proposals, rather than just statements, especially as expectations grow that Trump will follow through on his pledge to withdraw US troops from Syria.

This move could shift the balance of power and affect the actions of various parties. The withdrawal is a key demand for Russia, Iran and Türkiye, the three guarantor states of the Astana process.