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European Delegation Asserts Need to End Palestinian Division

French Consul General in Jerusalem Rene Troccaz is pictured during a visit to a desalination plant in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, on November 24, 2021. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)
French Consul General in Jerusalem Rene Troccaz is pictured during a visit to a desalination plant in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, on November 24, 2021. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)
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European Delegation Asserts Need to End Palestinian Division

French Consul General in Jerusalem Rene Troccaz is pictured during a visit to a desalination plant in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, on November 24, 2021. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)
French Consul General in Jerusalem Rene Troccaz is pictured during a visit to a desalination plant in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, on November 24, 2021. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)

A European delegation of 20 diplomats began Wednesday a two-day visit to the Gaza Strip to meet Palestinian officials and assess the humanitarian situation.

The EU spokesman in Jerusalem, Shadi Othman, indicated that this is the largest European diplomatic delegation to visit the Strip at one time.

The visit aims to allow officials to see firsthand the developments in Gaza, send a political message calling for lifting the inhumane blockade on Gaza, and heal the Palestinian national rift in a way that would allow the Palestinian government to perform its duties in Gaza to the fullest.

Othman confirmed that the delegation would meet with several Palestinian officials, national figures, and citizens to hear their views on the latest developments.

The diplomats intend to visit strawberry farms in Beit Lahia and As-Sudaniya area in northern Gaza and meet with farmers.

They will also visit the water desalination plant in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, and the Karm Abu Salem commercial crossing with Israel.

According to Othman, they will hold a news conference at the fishermen's port in the west of Gaza City, who said the situation in the strip is considered a political and humanitarian issue for the EU.

The delegation plans to meet with government officials, according to the spokesman of the Palestinian government, Ibrahim Melhem.

Melhem announced that a ministerial delegation, chaired by Minister of Public Works Muhammad Ziara, would go to Gaza on Thursday to meet with the European delegation.

The spokesman indicated that a meeting would be held between the two delegations, during which the ministers will explain the sector's needs.

The meeting comes within the framework of the preparations made by the Palestinian government to hold a special session to discuss the Gaza Strip, he added.

The session will be devoted to discussing budgets, whether from financiers, Arab and Islamic funds, or the treasury, said the spokesman.

The session will also discuss the development projects that the government has implemented or other projects planned for the future.

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EU Condemns Israel's West Bank Control Measures

The Israeli settlement of Har Homa, seen from the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP)
The Israeli settlement of Har Homa, seen from the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP)
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EU Condemns Israel's West Bank Control Measures

The Israeli settlement of Har Homa, seen from the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP)
The Israeli settlement of Har Homa, seen from the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP)

The European Union on Monday condemned new Israeli measures to tighten control of the West Bank and pave the way for more settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, AFP reported.

"The European Union condemns recent decisions by Israel's security cabinet to expand Israeli control in the West Bank. This move is another step in the wrong direction," EU spokesman Anouar El Anouni told journalists.

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Atrocities in Sudan's El-Fasher Were 'Preventable Human Rights Catastrophe'

Sudanese displaced people who left El Fasher after its fall, sit in the shade in Tawila at the Rwanda camp reception point on December 17, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Sudanese displaced people who left El Fasher after its fall, sit in the shade in Tawila at the Rwanda camp reception point on December 17, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
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Atrocities in Sudan's El-Fasher Were 'Preventable Human Rights Catastrophe'

Sudanese displaced people who left El Fasher after its fall, sit in the shade in Tawila at the Rwanda camp reception point on December 17, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Sudanese displaced people who left El Fasher after its fall, sit in the shade in Tawila at the Rwanda camp reception point on December 17, 2025. (Photo by AFP)

The atrocities unleashed on El-Fasher in Sudan's Darfur region last October were a "preventable human rights catastrophe", the United Nations said Monday, warning they now risked being repeated in the neighbouring Kordofan region.

 

"My office sounded the alarm about the risk of mass atrocities in the besieged city of El-Fasher for more than a year ... but our warnings were ignored," UN rights chief Volker Turk told the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

 

He added that he was now "extremely concerned that these violations and abuses may be repeated in the Kordofan region".

 

 

 

 

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Arab League Condemns Israel's Decisions to Alter Legal, Administrative Status of West Bank

A general view shows the opening session of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the Arab League Headquarters (Reuters)
A general view shows the opening session of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the Arab League Headquarters (Reuters)
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Arab League Condemns Israel's Decisions to Alter Legal, Administrative Status of West Bank

A general view shows the opening session of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the Arab League Headquarters (Reuters)
A general view shows the opening session of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the Arab League Headquarters (Reuters)

The General Secretariat of the Arab League strongly condemned decisions by Israeli occupation authorities to impose fundamental changes on the legal and administrative status of the occupied Palestinian territories, particularly in the West Bank, describing them as a dangerous escalation and a flagrant violation of international law, international legitimacy resolutions, and signed agreements, SPA reported.

In a statement, the Arab League said the measures include facilitating the confiscation of private Palestinian property and transferring planning and licensing authorities in the city of Hebron and the area surrounding the Ibrahimi Mosque to occupation authorities.

It warned of the serious repercussions of these actions on the rights of the Palestinian people and on Islamic and Christian holy sites.

The statement reaffirmed the Arab League’s firm support for the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, foremost among them the establishment of their independent state on the June 4, 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.