The local council of Nahf in the Galilee announced a general strike on Thursday after the latest crime-related homicide in the Arab community in Israel.

On Wednesday night, a man in his forties – Falastin Mattar – was shot dead in the locality. 

The death toll in the Arab community from crime-related killings since the beginning has reached 129, the highest point for this point in the year. Twenty-four Palestinians have been killed in the month of July alone.

Israeli occupation forces carried out a massive campaign of arrests in separate areas of the West Bank on Thursday.

The arrest raid was concentrated in the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, with 13 young men targeted. 

They also detained the representative of the Islamic Bloc at Al-Najah University in the town of Qabalan.

In Jenin, Israeli forces arrested three Palestinians from the town of Burqin, including local leaders of the Islamic Jihad.

They also arrested three other Palestinians in the town of Jayyous. 

The Palestinian government denied on Wednesday that Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh sent a memo to Qatar to air his objection to their contribution to a fourth power station in the Gaza Strip. 

The office of Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh said that the headline on local Palestinian local websites is "incorrect news."

A group of Israeli settlers set up a tent on Wednesday on Palestinian land in the South Hebron Hills, in the occupied West Bank, assaulted local residents and prevented them from reaching a well in Masafer Yatta.

The settlers erected the structure under the protection of the Israeli occupation forces on land belonging to Awad Makhamra, in the Al-Tuba area of Masafer Yatta, according to local sources.

A 31-year-old Israeli settler was injured on Wednesday afternoon in a shooting attack at the Al-Hamra checkpoint in the Jordan Valley.

According to the Israeli public broadcaster Kan, the settler sustained minor face injuries after the windows of her vehicle were shattered by the gunfire. 

The channel added that a large number of Israeli forces are conducting a manhunt for the perpetrator, who escaped the scene in his vehicle. 

A fragile quiet has been secured in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein-Hilweh after a ceasefire agreement was reached on Tuesday night. Eleven Palestinians were killed in the interfactional fighting in the Lebanese camp in the last three days.

The Palestinian Joint Action Committee held an emergency meeting on Tuesday night with the Palestinian ambassador to Lebanon, Ashraf Dabour, to discuss the events at the camp.

Eleven Palestinians were killed, including senior Fatah commander in Sidon Major General Abu Ashraf al-Armoushi, and several others were injured. On top of this, many Palestinian families were displaced and the fighting caused significant damage to property and infrastructure. 

Among the remit of the Palestinian Joint Action Committee is to encourage gunmen to withdraw from the streets in order to ensure safe passage for families wishing to return, and to investigate the cause of the confrontations and to bring them to the Lebanese judicial and security authorities.

Other than the judicial overhaul, which has captured the imagination of the streets and the world, Israel's far-right government is advancing a series of steps that amount to the de facto annexation of the occupied West Bank, the newspaper Haaretz reported.

Beyond the transfer of civilian authorities in the West Bank to extremist minister Bezalel Smotrich, the Knesset has already passed a law that allowed Israelis to return to the four settlements evacuated as part of the disengagement plan in 2005.

As part of a gradual process described by the newspaper, other bills are being prepared that would give Israeli institutions a greater foothold in the West Bank, apply Israeli sovereignty over antiquity and heritage sites, and bolster the ability of military courts to collect fines from Palestinians. 

Haaretz also reported that another string of laws will target Palestinian citizens of Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

In the last days of the last Knesset term, one law passed a first of three votes in the Knesset that would allow families of Israelis killed in attacks to file compensation claims with the Palestinian Authority, as well as preventing payments of Palestinian prisoners. 

Hebron — A Palestinian man was shot dead by an Israeli soldier near the town of Samu, south of Hebron, on Tuesday.

Local sources said that the Israeli soldiers deliberately shot the man. 

Israeli sources claimed that the man had attempted to carry out a stabbing attack. 

Six Israeli settlers were wounded on Tuesday in a shooting attack inside the West Bank settlement of Ma'ale Adumim, east of occupied Jerusalem. The Palestinian assailant was killed.

According to Israeli media, two of the wounded are in a serious condition.

The perpetrator was identified as Muhannad al-Mazra'a, 20, from the town of al-Eizariya, and reportedly carried out the shooting with an M16 rifle.

Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine praised the attack.

Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem hailed the "valiant resistance" for taking revenge in the "war against our sanctities and the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque." 

After the attack, al-Mazra'a's father – who works in the Ma'ale Adumim municipality  –  was dismissed from his job, while the two brothers were detained in their homes on Tuesday.

A Palestinian leader who took part in reconciliation talks between different Palestinian factions in Egypt over the weekend has disclosed new information to Al-Quds.

Walid Al-Awad, a member of the Political Bureau of the Palestinian People's Party, revealed that his party presented an initiative that prohibits political arrests and not exclude the resistance's weapons in any internal disputes.

While all parties rejected political arrests in principle, Palestinian President Abbas rejected the notion that the PA had carried out arrests on "political grounds," and that those arrested had attacked public, police and security headquarters. He invited all factions who disputed this to independently verify his claim. 

Al-Awad said in an interview with Al-Quds.com that the meeting "discussed political issues and visions in detail" for the first time in years, and focused on narrowing political differences rather than solving them entirely, in order to confront the Israeli occupation as effectively as possible.

Other aspects that were agreed upon by consensus was the role of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) as the sole legitimate representative of the people, and the need to reactivate the body and elect its representatives.

Al-Awad said that while the meeting only lasted four hours, but "opened the door for dialogue." He also pointed to the agreement to hold regular meetings as another positive step, and said that it was essential to name and kick start the follow-up committee as soon as possible.

Washington — Amnesty International has condemned the "deep discrimination" of an Israeli court after it ruled to demolish the village of Ras Jrabah in the Negev region of southern Israel and to evict its 500 Palestinian Bedouin residents. 

The international rights group said that the decision, which would pave the way to build a new neighborhood for the Israeli city of Dimona, testifies to the ongoing practice of "apartheid" carried out by Israel. 

On Thursday, the Be'er Sehva Magistrate's Court ordered the Palestinians community in Ras Jrabah to vacate their homes and pay a fine of about 117,000 shekels ($31,700).

The authorities refused for the people to merge into the new neighborhood of Dimono, and will instead be transferred to the nearby Bedouin town of Qasr al-Sir.

“This judgment shows how Israel's deeply discriminatory laws around land and property ownership are used to enforce apartheid against Palestinian citizens of Israel, who are systematically denied the same rights as Jewish Israelis,” Heba Morayef, the Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International, said.

"This judgment underscores the need to dismantle Israel’s apartheid system, right now. The international community must put pressure on Israeli authorities to scrap these cruel plans, and end their policy of forcibly evicting Palestinians in the Negev/Naqab,” she added.

Several Palestinians were suffocated by tear gas fired by Israeli troops on Monday in clashes in the town of Al-Eizariya, east of occupied Jerusalem.

According to local sources, the confrontations erupted after Israeli occupation forces stormed the town. 

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sissi in the coastal city of El Alamein on Monday.

Abbas thanked his Egyptian counterpart for hosting the reconciliation talks between Palestinian factions on Sunday, who in turn stressed the importance of achieving "national unity."

The president also briefed Sissi on the latest development in Israel's ongoing assault against the Palestinian people and their rights.

The two committed to strengthening their bilateral ties, and Egypt also reiterated their support for the establishment of a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.

Eleven Palestinians have been killed in inter-factional fighting in Lebanon's Ein el-Hilwe refugee camp in the last three days

The fighting between Fatah and Islamist factions in the southern Lebanon camp started on Sunday and have seen at least 40 others injured in the fighting.

Fatah confirmed that one of its commanders in the camp was killed in the confrontations.

Hamas has called for talks to de-escalate the situation. 

As the fighting continued into its third day, residents of the camp were urged to remain in their houses.

The violence kicked off as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Palestinian political chief Ismail Haniyeh met in Egypt on Sunday in reconciliation talks. There were no immediate announcements after the meeting that indicated any breakthrough.

Two analysts who spoke to Al-Quds believe that the convention between Palestinian factions in Egypt over the weekend was a "formality" that will not yield any changes to the impasse on national unity. 

Led by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the meeting did not vastly differ from previous meetings in terms of content, and the final statement by the parties also echoed past attempts to secure an agreements. 

Abbas called for the establishment of a follow-up committee to discuss the issues raised in the meeting, which reportedly included demands from Abbas to limit the resistance to peaceful means that conform to "international legitimacy."

The leader of Hamas' political bureau Ismail Haniyeh had called on Abbas on Sunday to end security cooperation with Israel and to release political prisoners that were detained in a recent crackdown by the Palestinian Authority.

Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - the General Command, the Ba'athist party As-Sa'iqa (the Vanguard for the Popular Liberation War - Lightning Forces) and the Fatah splinter group known as Fatah al-Intifada all boycotted the confab over the issue.

Despite the rare photo-op at the end of the meeting, political analyst Mustafa Ibrahim believes that "no real output" came from the long-awaited meeting. Ibrahim said that the briefing echoed another reconciliation attempt in September 2020 that also fizzled out. 

Political analyst Ibrahim Al-Madhoun, however, said that merely holding the meeting at this time warrants "cautious optimism," especially since the gap between Fatah and Hamas is "huge," especially over forms of resistance against Israel's occupation, and in light of the Palestinian Authority's quashing of resistance groups in the northern West Bank.

He also added that the Palestinian people have largely lost hope in such processes. 

The meeting of general secretaries was held on the coastal city of El Alamein on Sunday was the latest attempt to achieve intra-Palestinian unity in recent years.

Numerous attempts to end the split between Fatah and Hamas during the 2006 civil war in Gaza, where Hamas secured power in the Strip after winning the election the previous year, have failed.

Israeli settlers launched a string of attacks against Palestinian farmers and land across the West Bank on Friday.

One Palestinian suffered from a hand injury after settlers attacked his car in the village of Al-Mughayyir, east of Ramallah. 

Local sources say that settlers also attacked another vehicle in the nearby town of Beitunia, injuring his hand and cracking the motorist's windshields. He was evacuated to a medical center in Al-Mughayyir.

In the town of Einabus, south of Nablus, Israeli settlers also set fire to Palestinian-owned olive trees.

Several Palestinians were injured on Friday in confrontations with Israeli forces across the occupied West Bank.

In the northern West Bank town of Kafr Qaddum, two Palestinians were injured by rubber-coated bullets fired by Israeli occupation forces during the weekly anti-settlement march. 

According to local sources, Israeli troops also fired stun grenades and tear gas at the peaceful demonstration, and dozens were treated for tear gas inhalation. 

In Beit Dajan and Beita, near Nablus, Palestinians also confronted occupation forces, who fired tear gas at them.

Tens of thousands of worshippers performed Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, despite the strict military measures by Israeli occupation forces at the gates of the Old City of occupied Jerusalem.

The Waqf estimated that about 45,000 worshipers were present at the holy site. 

Israeli occupation forces were deployed across the streets of the Old City and around the vicinity of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and checked the ID cards of worshippers.

Israeli occupation forces raided a school in the West Bank town of Beita, south of Nablus, on Friday.

Palestinian sources from the area said that the soldiers broke down the doors of the Bir Quza mixed school, tampered with and destroyed equipment, and confiscated the CCTV cameras. 

On Thursday night, clashes erupted nearby after Israel troops stormed Jabal Al-Arma in Beita. According to the Palestinian Red Crescent, 10 Palestinians suffered from tear gas inhalation after occupation forces fired smoke and stun grenades.

Cairo — A delegation from the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine arrived in the Egyptian capital on Thursday evening ahead of the upcoming meeting between all Palestinian factions next week.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had called the meeting to try and secure "national unity" after Israel's invasion of Jenin refugee camp at the start of July. 

Despite tensions over the release of political prisoners arrested by the Palestinian Authority, Abbas and the head of Hamas' political bureau Ismail Haniyeh met in Ankara.

Over a dozen factions are set to participate in the meeting in Cairo, including Fatah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the PFLP.

The delegation from the Palestinian Marxist–Leninist group DFLP includes Magda Al-Masry and Saleh Nasser, and a member of their central committee, Anas Sheikh Qassem.

Israeli occupation forces carried out a string of arrests in dawn raids across the West Bank on Friday. 

One of the detainees was identified by local sources as Abed al-Karim Hajjah, a resident of the village of Burqa, northwest of Nablus.

Israeli occupation forces arrested Mohammad Maher Qabha and Ramzi Iyyad Amarna on Thursday night at the village of Tura, near Jenin, and confiscated their bikes.

The troops also detained Waed Mahmoud Salem Alzgharneh from the town of al-Ramadin, south of Hebron, and Samer Sami Oweidat from Shuyukh Al'Arrub, north of Hebron. 

They also raided the home of Yasser Al-Masri in the city of Yatta, as well as a hair salon of the Adham Ziyad Abu Aisha. 

Two young Palestinian men were found dead off the coast of the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, in the early hours of Friday morning. 

Local sources identified the two men at 23-year-old Hadi Ahmed Qassab and 16-year-old Bassam Ahmed Al-Darbi.

Large groups of Palestinians flocked to the greater Qalqilya area of the West Bank to mourn 14-year-old Fares Abu Samra, who was shot in the head by Israeli troops.

The crowd gathered for noon prayer in the Ali bin Abi Talib mosque in the city center.

Abu Samra was wounded by live ammunition during violent clashes in response to an arrest raid by Israeli occupation forces of the Al-Naqqar neighborhood, west of the city of Qalqilya at dawn on Thursday. 

The martyr was transferred to Darwish Nazzal Governmental Hospital, and later declared dead.

Israeli occupation forces arrested three Palestinians from Jericho and the Jordan Valley on Thursday..

According to local sources, these forces arrested the ex-prisoner, Sami Mahmoud Abdel-Fattah Atta, from the Aqabat Jabr camp, and the two young men, Hani Bassem Arinat, and Ali Yasser Ta'amra, from the town of Al-Auja.

Later in the day, Israeli troops searched a number of Palestinian homes in the Arab al-Malehat community, northwest of Jericho.

According to local sources, the soldiers were accompanied by settlers.

The Jenin-based "Ayyash Brigade" fired a missile toward northern Israel on Thursday.

Posting a video clip of the launch online, the brigade said that this is a "response to the crimes of this malevolent enemy against our people."

The IDF later confirmed that fragments on the rocket were found, and that the projectile had exploded in the air, on the way to the community of Ram On in the north. 

The launch also comes as the far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was filmed performing ritual at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in violation of the status-quo and drawing ire from Arab countries. 

"Al-Aqsa Mosque is a red line that we will not allow to be crossed," the brigades added.

Thirty leading human rights experts at the United Nations called on the international community to use a "range of available legal means" to step in against Israel's ongoing occupation of Palestinian territories, and said that the creeping annexation of the West Bank makes apartheid "an unavoidable consequence."

“Israel’s continuous annexation of portions of the occupied Palestinian territory, now focusing on large swathes of the West Bank after unlawfully annexing east Jerusalem, suggests that a concrete effort may be under way to annex the entire occupied Palestinian territory in violation of international law,” the experts said.

The experts pointed to a similar letter of 46 experts to oppose Israel's proposed annexation of the West Bank in 2020. "Our call went unheard then and we cannot stay silent now," they wrote. 

They specifically pointed to the powers granted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to far-right minister Bezalel Smotrich over the civil administration as evidence of annexation, "which is categorically prohibited under international law." 

"Over the last five decades, Israel has confiscated or endorsed confiscation of Palestinian lands and resources, resulting in over 270 colonies housing 750,000 Israeli settlers,” they added.

"While the Israeli settlers in occupied Palestinian territory enjoy civil and political rights, Palestinians are subject to military rule. “The consolidation of an apartheid regime is an unavoidable consequence of such a system,” they concluded.

The experts also pointed to double standards between the United Nations' approach to Palestinians and Ukrainians.

“The large majority of Member States of the UN unequivocally condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its annexation of Ukraine’s eastern parts as an act of aggression”, the experts said, “and they imposed sanctions on Russia to encourage a cessation of this violation of international law”. “By contrast, Israel’s annexation of the occupied Palestinian territory is obfuscated by political rhetoric, debates and negotiations, which ultimately rest on double standards,” they said.

And they continued: "This proposal for the selective enforcement of international law undermines the foundations of the United Nations Charter and the promise of the universality of international human rights, 75 years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights."

The experts expressed their deep concern about the escalating scope and brutality of violence against Palestinian men, women and children, noting the violation of the right to life, with the intensification of annexation, calling on Israel to immediately end these violations.

They expressed their fear that the cycle of violence would continue unless the primacy of international law is restored as a basis for peace and security, urging the Member States of the United Nations to take advantage of the range of legal means available to seek an end to these illegal actions.

The experts called for justice, and respect for international law without double standards, to end this cycle of violence and secure a just and lasting peace.

The international experts included Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967; Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences; Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, Special Rapporteur on the rights to water and sanitation; Ravindran Daniel (Chair-Rapporteur), Sorcha MacLeod, Chris Kwaja, Carlos Salazar Couto, Working Group on the use of mercenaries; Olivier De Schutter, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights; Surya Deva, Special Rapporteur on the right to development; Fernand de Varennes,Special Rapporteur on Minority issues; Isha Dyfan, Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Somalia; Dorothy Estrada Tanck (Chair), Ivana Radačić (Vice-Chair), Elizabeth Broderick, Meskerem Geset Techane and Melissa Upreti, Working Group on discrimination against women and girls; Michael Fakhri, Special Rapporteur on the right to food; Ian Fry, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change; Ashwini K.P, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism; 

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas presented Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the Hamas political bureau, with a new political vision ahead in Ankara on Wednesday night, Al Jazeera reported.

Abbas' proposal comes ahead of the convention of all Palestinian factions slated for the end of the month in Cairo. 

Quoting undisclosed sources, Al Jazeera said that Abbas' plan would be based on the framework of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), which the convention is trying to re-energize, and will seek international legitimacy. It will therefore be based on peaceful resistance, and the monopoly on arms of the Palestinian Authority.

Haniyeh reportedly told Abbas that Hamas is targeting the Israeli occupation and has no interest in overthrowing the Palestinian Authority. He stressed that Hamas is committed to resistance in all its forms and does not accept the commitment to international legitimacy.

Abbas also rejected the request from Haniyeh to release Hamas' political detainees in the West Bank, and said that the matter will be linked to the dialogue in Cairo, Al Jazeera stated.

Meanwhile, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command and the Ba'athist Vanguard for the Popular Liberation War - Lightning Forces threatened on Wednesday to boycott the meeting in Cairo unless political prisoners were released ahead of the meeting.

The Iranian judiciary has annulled a death sentence issued against a young man in connection with the protests that took place in the Islamic Republic after the death of Mahsa Amini, according to a local news agency reported on Wednesday.

In October, the judiciary ruled the death penalty for Muhammad Qabadlu, 23, on charges of “corruption on earth” in connection with the killing of a police officer who was run over by a car and the wounding of others on the sidelines of protests that erupted in September after the death of Amini after she was arrested by the morality police for non-compliance. Strict dress code.

"The Supreme Court overturned the conviction of ... Qabadlu, and the case will be transferred to another court to deal with the defendant's mental health problems," the Mehr news agency quoted the defense team as saying.

The "Mizan Online" website affiliated with the Iranian judiciary reported in early February that the execution of the death sentence for Qabadlu had been suspended pending investigation into the case of premeditated killing of a policeman. The convict's family asked for his forgiveness at the time, noting that he suffers from bipolar disorder.

The Islamic Republic witnessed a protest movement, starting on September 16, 2022, following the death of Amini after her arrest. It reached its peak in October and November, before it decreased significantly.

Hundreds were killed on the sidelines of the protests, including dozens of members of the security forces, and thousands were arrested in connection with the movements, which Iranian officials considered as "riots" supported by foreign countries.

Since late last year, the Iranian authorities have executed seven people for assaulting members of the security forces on the sidelines of the protests. And human rights organizations confirm that seven others face a similar fate.

Washington — The U.S. State Department said that Washington will not slash military aid to Israel over the government's judicial overhaul, despite President Joe Biden's opposition to the unilateral steps to push the legislation through parliament. 

The Deputy Spokesperson of the U.S. State Department, Vedant Patel, responded to Al-Quds' question at a press briefing. "There’s not going to be any cut or stoppage of military aid, and that is because our commitment to Israel and our commitment to Israel’s security is ironclad," he said. 

"And the President – and you saw the White House be very clear about this over the past couple of days – has expressed his views in this scenario, that major changes in a democracy need to be enduring, they need to have as broad consensus as possible.  We also understand that talks are ongoing and likely to continue over the coming weeks and months to forge a broader compromise," Patel said.

"We also will continue to engage with our Israeli counterparts and Israeli officials to strengthen the bond between the United States and Israel and to advance our shared democratic values, cooperating on a full range of issues while working through our differences and concerns, like our – most relationships where we have bilateral relations with a country," he added.

Patel's remarks came a day after the Knesset voted to abolish the "reasonableness standard," limiting the Supreme Court's oversight on government decisions and appointments. The law was passed against the backdrop of mass demonstrations across the country, increasing insubordination from military reservists, and a boycott of the parliamentary session from the opposition parties. 

They also came a week after U.S. ambassadors to Israel, Dan Kurtzer and Martin Indyk, called on Washington to adopt a new approach to the relationship. "Aid provides the U.S. with no leverage or influence over Israel decisions to use force; because we sit quietly while Israel pursues policies we oppose, we are seen as 'enablers' of Israel's occupation," they told the New York Times. 

The United States provides Israel with $3.8 billion in military aid annually.

President Joe Biden has indicated that the judicial reform could impact the "special relationship" between the U.S. and Israel, however, the Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin reportedly reassured his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant by phone on Tuesday that the opposition to the government's conduct would not impact the aid.

Today, Wednesday, Doctors Without Borders (Doctors Without Borders) confirmed that the humanitarian conditions experienced by the Palestinian residents of Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, as a result of the Israeli measures of forced displacement, have become intolerable, amounting to war crimes, and are in violation of international humanitarian law.

This came during a press conference held in the Jordanian capital, Amman, in which it discussed the repercussions of the humanitarian crisis in Palestine, specifically the health effects resulting from the occupation measures and the forced displacement of the residents of Masafer Yatta, under the title: (Unbearable Life).

"The Israeli coercive measures are undermining the health of people in Masafer Yatta, and its people are at risk of forced displacement," said Enas Abu Khalaf, director of the organization's global regional office in Amman.

She added, "Palestinians living in Masafer Yatta and its surroundings, in the south of the West Bank of the occupied Palestinian territories, face great challenges, such as living in constant fear of displacement, the demolition of their homes, the deprivation of water, the restriction of their movements, in addition to exposure to settler violence."

For his part, the head of the Doctors Without Borders mission in the occupied Palestinian territories, David Cante Ruberez, called on the international community to assume its legal responsibility for what the residents of Masafer Yatta are exposed to.

He added, "About 1,100 residents of Masafer Yatta live in danger of forced displacement, which constitutes a violation of international humanitarian law that Israel must respect, and constitutes a grave breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention, and thus becomes a war crime."

"The residents of Masafer Yatta are subjected to all forms of violence. Soldiers enter villages at night, impose curfews and other restrictions, conduct military training near the residents' living areas, seize vehicles and demolish homes, which has made people's lives unbearable," said Roberez.

"As a humanitarian medical organization, we condemn Israeli policies and call on the Israeli authorities to immediately halt the displacement plan and stop implementing measures that restrict access to basic services, including medical care, for Palestinians in Masafer Yatta," he said.

He urged, "the international community to take urgent and necessary measures to protect the population and ensure respect for their human rights."

In her turn, Maryam Qabas, the supervisor of psychological counseling at Doctors Without Borders, confirmed, "This conference came to shed light on what is happening to the residents of Masafer Yatta, and to convey part of the doctors' experiences and their experience of the reality of the residents' suffering, which is absent from the media."

She stressed that the residents there are subjected to psychological pressures and great daily suffering as a result of the Israeli measures and the occupation’s attempt to forcibly displace them.

The press conference dealt with the health effects resulting from the Israeli measures for the residents of Masafer Yatta, which were witnessed by the organization's team.

During the conference, a documentary film entitled: "Musafir Yatta, the Forcibly Deported" was shown, which included testimonies from villagers who suffer from house demolitions and daily pressures.