Hebron Agreement
Coverage of Hebron Agreement in the Nexus archive.
- Rights group condemns Israeli moves to take over Hebron planning powers
Peace Now, an Israeli rights group, condemned the Israeli government's decision to assume planning and construction powers in Hebron from the Palestinian Municipality. The group accused finance minister Bezalel Smotrich of using the move to gain political support and criticized the action as based on an apartheid principle, which it claims undermines prospects for a two-state solution.
- Likud reportedly scraps election campaign highlighting Netanyahu’s close ties to Trump in wake of US-Iran deal
Likud reportedly scrapped an election campaign emphasizing Netanyahu’s ties to Trump following the US-Iran deal. Australia relaxed travel warnings to Israel and other Middle East nations, while the US reiterated opposition to West Bank annexation.
- Israel seizes powers over Hebron shrine from Palestinian Authority
Israel has taken planning and construction control at a Jewish and Muslim shrine in Hebron from the Palestinian Authority, revoking a 1997 agreement that granted Palestinians oversight of the site. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced the move, which affects the Tomb of the Patriarchs and Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied West Bank.