Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged on Tuesday that there was a "temporary loss of control" during aid distribution in the Gaza Strip, after crowds of Palestinians rushed toward a newly established relief center as part of a US plan, according to Agence France-Presse.

Netanyahu said in a speech: "We developed a plan with our American friends for controlled distribution sites, where an American company will distribute food to Palestinian families... There was a temporary loss of control. We have regained control."

These statements came after the spread of videos and photos showing thousands of Palestinians scrambling for aid, scenes described by the UN Secretary-General's spokesperson as "painful."

Despite acknowledging the chaos, a senior Israeli military official confirmed to AFP that "the distribution of aid today by American agencies was successful," indicating that the operation was continuing despite the events that marred it.

The Israeli Walla news website reported on Tuesday, citing a US official, that the United States is concerned about a possible Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, while US President Donald Trump warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against obstructing nuclear negotiations between Washington and Tehran.

The website quoted an unnamed White House official as saying, "Trump made it clear to Netanyahu that he wants to reach a diplomatic solution with Iran and doesn't want anything to stand in his way."

The official added, "Trump and other officials have expressed concern that Netanyahu might order a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities or take steps that would undermine diplomatic efforts."

The official continued, "Trump assured Netanyahu that the second option is still on the table, but he prefers first to see if a diplomatic solution can be reached."

He also confirmed that "Trump warned Netanyahu last week against taking steps that could harm the nuclear negotiations with Iran."

Axios, citing two unnamed Israeli sources, revealed that Tel Aviv is preparing to launch a swift strike on Iran's nuclear facilities if negotiations between the United States and Iran collapse.

The two sources said that Israeli intelligence had shifted its belief that a nuclear agreement was imminent to the belief that the talks were on the verge of collapse.

One of the sources indicated that the Israeli military believes the "window of opportunity" for a successful strike may soon close, so if negotiations fail, Israel will have to act quickly. The source declined to disclose why the military believes the strike's effectiveness would subsequently diminish.

The two sources confirmed a previous CNN report that the Israeli military was conducting training and preparations for a potential strike on Iran.

Israeli occupation forces claimed to have seized approximately 7 million shekels during extensive raids Tuesday morning in the West Bank.

According to the occupation's statement, 30 suspects were arrested during the operation, and various currencies and gold bullion, as well as electronic equipment and weapons, were seized.

The occupation authorities stated that the detainees and the seized items were transferred for investigation.

The occupation authorities estimated that "the value of the money seized since the beginning of the war has reached approximately 30 million shekels."

Palestinian presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said that the Israeli government's approval of the secret establishment of 22 new settlements in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as reported in Israeli media this evening, constitutes a dangerous escalation and a challenge to international legitimacy and international law. It is an Israeli attempt to continue dragging the region into a cycle of violence and instability.

Abu Rudeineh added that all settlement activity is illegal, stressing that this condemned and rejected decision explicitly violates all international legitimacy resolutions and international law, particularly UN Security Council Resolution 2334, which deemed all settlement activity in the Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem, illegal and illegitimate under international law.

He continued, "The extreme right-wing government must stop destabilizing the West Bank and the entire region by insisting on continuing its criminal aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and its settlement expansion and aggression in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem."

Abu Rudeineh said: "We call on the US administration to intervene seriously and immediately to stop this Israeli tampering with the fate of the entire region before it's too late, and to compel it to abide by international law and cease its war on all Palestinian territories in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem."

The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, accused Israel of making "baseless allegations" of links between the agency and the Palestinian movement Hamas.

Lazzarini wrote on the social media platform X that these allegations "put the lives of UNRWA staff at grave risk and damaged the agency's reputation."

He said that despite requests to do so, the Israeli government "has not provided any sufficient evidence to support these extremely serious allegations against the agency and its staff."

Lazzarini called on Israel to halt its "baseless misinformation campaign against the agency" and resume cooperation with UNRWA, which has been suspended since last January.

In mid-2024, a UN spokesperson said the organization considered it highly likely that UNRWA employees were involved in the Hamas-led attacks in Israel on October 7, 2023, and the UN terminated its cooperation with nine employees due to these allegations.

Israel has long accused the relief agency of being infiltrated by Hamas.

According to an Israeli government spokesperson, hostages were hidden in UNRWA facilities in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli government also released a video purporting to show an UNRWA social worker carrying the body of an Israeli to a vehicle on October 7, 2023, for transport to the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli government says details of approximately 100 UNRWA employees alleged to be members of Hamas have been passed to the United Nations.

The Israeli parliament imposed a ban on UNRWA operations in Israeli territory, which took effect at the end of last January.

Another law prohibits the Israeli authorities from having any contact with UNRWA.

Independent experts investigated the Israeli allegations against 12 UNRWA employees on behalf of the relief agency. They said that while there are "robust" mechanisms in place to ensure neutrality, there is also room for improvement.

The 800th flight of the US airlift to supply Tel Aviv with weapons and ammunition since the start of the war on Gaza arrived in Israel on Tuesday, according to media reports citing the Israeli Ministry of Defense.

Thus, Israel has received more than 90,000 tons of military equipment since the beginning of the war via 800 airlifts and approximately 140 sea shipments, according to Defense Ministry data.

This equipment includes ammunition, armored vehicles, personal protective equipment, medical equipment, and more.

The Times of Israel quoted the Defense Ministry as saying, "These shipments are a key component in ensuring the continuity of the IDF's operations, both to achieve its wartime objectives and to bolster readiness and stockpiles."

The United States is Israel's largest political and military supporter in its war of extermination against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip since October 2023.

Among the most prominent American bombs used by Israel in the war were the heavy Mark 84 bombs, weighing two thousand pounds (907 kilograms), which Palestinian and Western reports revealed that the Israeli army dropped on densely populated areas and civilian facilities, including hospitals.

Clashes erupted with Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday evening in the town of Birzeit, north of Ramallah.

According to local sources, an Israeli army force stormed Birzeit, sparking clashes. No injuries or arrests were reported.

Israeli forces also raided the Jalazone refugee camp, north of Ramallah, without any reported arrests or raids.

Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), stressed that aid reaching the Gaza Strip is severely insufficient, calling for the opening of more crossings.

During a press conference held Tuesday at the United Nations Office in Geneva, he indicated that UN activities in Gaza are ongoing and that there are staff working there.

He explained that the blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip allows the entry of very small amounts of humanitarian aid.

The UN spokesman warned that recent reports from the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Aid Fund could distract from urgent humanitarian priorities in Gaza.

He cited these priorities as ensuring sustainable access to aid, providing safe conditions, and expediting approvals for emergency supplies.

"We were not always able to access the aid that entered due to the unsafe routes designated by the Israeli authorities," Lerk said.

He stated that the aid currently entering Gaza is "very insufficient."

He continued, "We need to open more crossings. We need all kinds of aid, not just the aid that Israel selectively allows in."

Almost daily since May 21, Hebrew media outlets have been claiming that aid has entered the Gaza Strip, amid denials from the government office.

The Gaza Strip needs 500 trucks of urgent relief, medical, and food aid daily, as well as a minimum of 50 trucks of life-saving fuel amid the worsening famine, according to a previous statement from the government office.

With full American support, Israel has been committing genocidal crimes in Gaza since October 7, 2023, leaving approximately 177,000 Palestinians dead or wounded, most of them children and women, more than 11,000 missing, and hundreds of thousands displaced.

The International Organization for Migration said on Tuesday that Israeli attacks on Gaza have forcibly displaced nearly 180,000 people in just 10 days, up to May 25.

A statement issued on behalf of the Global Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster expressed deep concern and condemned direct attacks on shelters, which it described as "commonplace."

The Ministry of Interior in Gaza confirmed that the Israeli occupation is seeking to exploit humanitarian aid within a security and intelligence framework under the cover of what is known as the Gaza Foundation.

The Ministry stressed that delivering aid to every citizen in Gaza within their residential area is a right guaranteed by all international laws.

She pointed out that the occupation's devious attempts to bring in aid through a new mechanism will fail, just as its previous attempts have failed.

The Gaza Interior Ministry called for not interfering with aid trucks as they enter.

As the international conference on the "two-state solution", hosted by the United Nations in New York from June 17 to 20, under joint Saudi-American chairmanship, approaches, relations between France and Israel continue to deteriorate against the backdrop of the ongoing war in Gaza, resulting in dozens of daily deaths and the widening circle of hunger and destruction.

In recent months, the tone of rhetoric and tension between the two sides have escalated. Because France is a major party to the New York conference, a number of questions are being raised forcefully.

At the forefront of these questions is: Could a rupture occur due to the conference's declared goal, which is to practically push toward a solution based on the existence of a Palestinian state alongside the State of Israel, and what would be the impact if that occurred?

This comes amid Israeli threats to take action in response to the conference and France's anticipated recognition of a Palestinian state, which has been repeatedly confirmed by its president, Emmanuel Macron, and his foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot.

Also notable is the deterioration in relations between Macron and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Well-informed sources say there has been no contact between the two for over a month, after previously communicating weekly.

But last week, Macron invited Israeli President Isaac Herzog to dinner at the Élysée Palace, demonstrating that his problem is not with Israel, but with Netanyahu and his government, which Paris considers the most extremist.

French position

France was also angered by the Israeli military and settler violations in the West Bank, the targeting of diplomats from several embassies who were on a visit to inspect the Jenin refugee camp with gunfire, and the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and hundreds of his supporters. This prompted Paris to break its silence and move beyond relying on diplomatic language.

Paris is keen to emphasize that its position on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict stems from its conviction that there is no military solution to the conflict, evidenced by the ongoing war in Gaza more than a year and a half after it began.

France also asserts that the initiative to which it is contributing is "balanced," meaning that it benefits both Israel and the Palestinians; recognition of the State of Palestine is matched by recognition of and normalization with Israel.

The latest statement in this context came from the French Foreign Ministry, when its spokesman, Christophe Lemoine, said that Minister Barrot indicated, during his meeting with his counterparts, the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan, last Thursday, his country's desire for "this conference to enable joint progress on the recognition of the State of Palestine, normalization and regional integration, the disarmament of Hamas, and the renewal of Palestinian governance."

Paris also stresses the need to provide "security guarantees" for Israel, confirming that the conference is not directed against it, and that the main obstacle is Netanyahu's absolute rejection of the establishment of a Palestinian state.

Threatening to annex the West Bank

The Israeli side preempted the New York conference by leaking news about its potential reaction to France or other countries recognizing a Palestinian state, and to the conference in general.

Israel Hayom reported Tuesday that Foreign Minister Israel Katz warned major powers that any unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state would be met with the imposition of sovereignty over the West Bank.

For its part, Le Monde newspaper reported last Thursday, citing an Israeli source, that among the options Netanyahu might pursue are closing the French consulate in Jerusalem and imposing Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank, which would, in practice, mean annexation.

The newspaper quoted the Israeli Prime Minister as saying that the French "know that if they act in this manner (recognizing the State of Palestine), they will pay the price."

Among the measures Israel could take in response are obstructing French interests in the region, halting security cooperation with France, and preventing Paris from being a party to the reconstruction of Gaza.

Netanyahu had previously rejected Paris' participation in supervising the ceasefire in Lebanon, which was concluded at the end of last November. This forced Macron to make a concession to Netanyahu, leaving the door open for him to visit France despite the International Criminal Court's decision to arrest him for trial on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. However, France's participation remained largely symbolic and has been unable to halt the almost daily Israeli attacks on Lebanon despite the ceasefire.

Netanyahu no longer hesitates to level direct accusations at Macron after any statement he deems critical of him or his policies. After Macron, in a television interview on May 13, described the Israeli army's actions in Gaza as "shameful," Netanyahu responded violently, accusing him of "siding with a criminal terrorist organization."

When Macron called for an end to arms sales to Israel to halt its war on Gaza, Yair Netanyahu, the prime minister's son, wrote on Twitter: "Long live free New Caledonia, and also Polynesia and Corsica," all French maritime territories, adding, in street language, a phrase that translates as: "Fuck you, Macron."

Controversial files

There are many contentious issues between France and Israel, including the war in Gaza and the situation in the West Bank, as well as the Israeli military's expansion into southern Syria and its air and drone strikes across Syrian territory, not to mention its violations in Lebanon.

But what particularly bothered Israel were two things: First, France's support for reconsidering the "association agreement" concluded between it and the European Union, which the Netherlands was the first to call on the European Commission to undertake, and which France, through its foreign minister, considered "legitimate."

The other is Paris's success in convincing London and Ottawa to issue a joint tripartite statement last week, in which the three capitals affirmed, on the one hand, their determination to recognize the Palestinian state, and, on the other, their decision to take "additional measures" against Israel if it does not cease its war on Gaza and continues to deny the Strip's residents access to humanitarian aid.

Israel likely felt stung when its two main allies, Britain and Canada, accepted the tripartite statement, highlighting the growing gap between it and its closest supporters.

Israel has often opposed initiatives issued by the European Union, which it accuses of supporting and antagonizing Arab positions. However, what comes from France is particularly irritating, as it reminds its leaders of the policies of two previous French presidents: General Charles de Gaulle and his successor, Jacques Chirac.

The former imposed an arms embargo on Israel after the 1967 war, while the latter took courageous positions on the Palestinian issue. Today, some in Israel see some of Macron's positions as reminiscent of those of de Gaulle and Chirac.

Will the current president succeed in persuading the Europeans to pressure Israel to soften its position and accept a Palestinian state? Or will it maintain its absolute rejection, relying, as always, on the American support that has provided it with uninterrupted protection?

The Israeli occupation forces continue their aggression against the city of Jenin and its camp for the 127th consecutive day, expanding their bulldozing and destruction operations inside the camp and continuing to prevent entry or access to it, with the aim of changing its features and structure.

On Monday, Israeli occupation forces stormed the Sama building, located near Jenin refugee camp, and installed surveillance cameras on its roof. They also deployed a foot force around the Al-Rayyan building and near Jenin Government Hospital, and raided the home of the Rashid family near the Horse Roundabout at the entrance to the camp.

Israeli occupation forces also raided the town of Silat al-Dhahr and deployed throughout its streets, without any arrests being reported. Meanwhile, Israeli forces raided the town of Ya'bad to the south, seizing and searching a Palestinian vehicle, and raided the eastern part of the village of Faqqu'a to the east.

Villages in Jenin Governorate are witnessing near-daily raids as the aggression against the city and camp continues. Daily military movements are being recorded in most of the governorate's villages, along with the constant presence of Israeli patrols and vehicles.

The occupation continues to send military reinforcements to Jenin refugee camp and its surroundings, while continuing to fire live ammunition intensively inside the camp. It also deploys infantry units in several surrounding neighborhoods.

Over the four months since the start of the occupation's aggression on Jenin and its camp, approximately 22,000 residents have been displaced from the camp and its surroundings, posing significant challenges to the Jenin Municipality on both the humanitarian and economic fronts, according to Mayor Mohammed Jarrar.

The percentage of displaced persons reached 25% of the city's total population, which created challenges in the economic, social, environmental, service, and health aspects.

Jarrar confirmed that the direct damages from the ongoing Israeli aggression have so far reached $300 million, explaining that the occupation forces have completely destroyed the infrastructure in Jenin camp. Municipality crews estimate that 600 homes in the camp have been completely destroyed, with the remaining housing units partially damaged. Additionally, 4,000 workers have lost their jobs as a result of the aggression.

He pointed out that the municipality crews have begun carrying out repairs in several areas of Jenin, by working on re-paving and repairing their entrances, so that citizens can enter them, in addition to re-paving and repairing main streets in the city, including: Nazareth and Al-Bayader streets. The water network has been completely repaired in the eastern neighborhood, and half of the sewage network in the same area has been repaired, at a cost of up to 17 million shekels, and the street located behind Ibn Sina Hospital in the city center has been rehabilitated.

According to the Palestinian Prisoners' Club, the occupation has arrested nearly 1,000 citizens from Jenin and Tulkarm over the past four months, including those who were later released.

The number of martyrs since the beginning of the Israeli aggression has reached 40, and more than 200 injured.

The government media office in Gaza confirmed on Tuesday that Israel is waging a deceptive campaign regarding the entry of aid to cover up its "criminal policies of genocide and ethnic cleansing" that have been ongoing for the past 20 months. It denied that any "real aid" has entered the Strip.

The director general of the government office, Ismail Thawabta, said that Israel is engaging in a "systematic disinformation campaign" promoting "false" information about the entry of aid in order to cover up its "criminal, genocidal, and ethnic cleansing policies against civilians."

He added, "Despite the worsening humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip, no real aid has entered, in flagrant violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention and Additional Protocol I, which constitutes a collective crime targeting civilians," according to what was reported by the Anadolu Agency.

The Gaza Strip needs 500 trucks of urgent relief, medical, and food aid daily, as well as a minimum of 50 trucks of life-saving fuel amid the worsening famine, according to a previous statement from the government office.

Al-Thawabat stated that these crimes coincide with "the intensification of famine and Gaza's reaching the fifth stage of food insecurity, according to international and governmental reports."

The Director General of the Government Office in Gaza stated that this data confirms that Israel has committed the "crime of intentionally starving the civilian population" under the Rome Statute.

He held Israel fully responsible before the international community and the relevant international criminal courts for preventing food and relief supplies from entering the Gaza Strip and destroying livelihoods in Gaza, a practice that reveals a "documented intent to commit genocide."

Al-Thawabta pointed out that the media office had monitored 58 deaths due to malnutrition, and 242 other cases due to food and medicine shortages, most of them elderly, after 80 days of Israeli closure of the crossings.

He also noted that 26 deaths among kidney patients were documented due to the lack of nutritional and medical care, as well as more than 300 miscarriages among pregnant women due to a lack of the nutrients necessary for pregnancy to continue, during the same period.

Al-Thawabat condemned the continued "criminal policies of the Israeli occupation, including closing crossings, imposing a blockade, implementing a starvation policy, and engineering starvation against civilians, children, and vulnerable groups."

He called on the international community and humanitarian organizations to assume their "moral and legal responsibilities and intervene immediately and urgently to save civilians in Gaza from the catastrophe of famine, pressure the occupation to open the crossings, allow aid in, and halt the policy of genocide it is practicing against them through starvation and daily killing."

On Thursday, 80 countries said in a joint statement to the United Nations that Gaza is facing the "worst humanitarian crisis" since the beginning of the genocide, warning that civilians in the Strip are at risk of "famine."

With limited aid entering Gaza on Wednesday evening, Hamas said it represented less than a tenth of the minimum needed to meet the Strip's annual needs.

According to a statement published by the media office on Saturday, during the more than 84 days of the siege and complete closure, at least 46,200 trucks loaded with aid and fuel were supposed to enter the Gaza Strip to meet the minimum needs of the population.

However, in recent days, Israel has been promoting a misleading narrative claiming it is allowing aid into the Strip, while the reality shows that no more than 100 trucks have actually entered, or less than 1 percent of basic needs, according to the same source.

This comes as the Israeli military expands its war on the Gaza Strip, announcing on May 18 the launch of Operation Gideon, a ground offensive from multiple directions.

On May 4, the Israeli Security Cabinet approved the "Gideon's Wagons" operation plan to expand the war in Gaza.

The war on Gaza left approximately 177,000 dead and wounded, most of them children and women, more than 11,000 missing, and hundreds of thousands displaced.

Israeli occupation forces arrested a young man and two girls this Tuesday afternoon during raids on money exchange shops in the city of Tulkarm.

Local sources reported that occupation forces arrested two women, Zahwa Haloub and Sarah Al-Hamshari, who work at the Gulf Exchange Company, after raiding and searching it, vandalizing its contents, and subjecting its employees to interrogation.

She added that the occupation forces arrested the young man, Ammar al-Jiyusi, while he was in his shop next to the "Gulf" company on the old garage complex street in the center of Tulkarm, after vandalizing and smashing its contents, and seizing part of it.

The occupation forces launched a raid campaign this morning on three exchange shops belonging to "Al-Khaleej" and "Fakhr al-Din", in the areas of Nablus Street (Banks District Street), the vicinity of Martyr Thabet Thabet Square, and the old garages street in central Tulkarm.

During these raids, occupation forces closed the main streets and side entrances where the shops were located, preventing the movement of vehicles and civilians at gunpoint. They also seized the keys to several vehicles and placed them as roadblocks on Nablus Road after detaining their drivers, bringing traffic and commercial activity in the area to a complete standstill.

Occupation forces were also deployed on Church Street and around Gamal Abdel Nasser Square in the city center, amid a state of alert in the area, with citizens and vehicles prevented from passing at gunpoint. They raided the Fatah regional office in the city center, breaking down its doors, destroying some of its contents, and tampering with papers and files.

This comes as the Israeli aggression on the city of Tulkarm and its camp continues for the 121st consecutive day, and on the Nour Shams camp for the 108th day, amidst ongoing escalation on the ground and provocations against civilians.

The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip reported on Tuesday that 79 dead and 163 injuries had arrived at the Strip's hospitals over the past 24 hours. The statistics do not include hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip due to the difficulty of accessing them.

The ministry confirmed in a statement that the death toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 54,056 dead and 123,129 wounded since October 7, 2023.

It  pointed out that a number of victims are still under the rubble and on the streets, and that ambulance and civil defense crews are unable to reach them.

It explained that the death toll and injuries since March 18, 2025 amounted to (3,901 martyrs, 110,88 injuries).

"How are the children? No one is okay anymore, and the situation is dramatically different. No one can survive, and things are getting more complicated." With these words, a friend began his morning, in a conversation that reflects the depth of the pain and suffering experienced by the people of the Gaza Strip. The tragic reality is weighing heavily on every aspect of life, and hunger is consuming bodies exhausted by the siege and destruction. One of our neighbors has even resorted to grinding lentils and baking them to feed her children after the flour ran out, as people have nothing left but bread as a staple meal amid the widespread famine.

As the genocidal war enters its nineteenth month, scenes of destruction, killing, and displacement continue to characterize daily life for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Israeli airstrikes are relentless, artillery fire is unabated, and the killing continues at a slow but systematic pace, under the banner of Operation "Gideon's Wagons," claiming the lives of approximately fifty martyrs daily.

Last week, Israeli forces committed a massacre against the family of Dr. Alaa al-Najjar, whose nine children were killed in eastern Khan Yunis. Meanwhile, the Israeli destruction machine continues its work in several areas of the Gaza Strip: from Bani Suhaila and Abasan to Deir al-Balah, Zeitoun, Shuja'iyya, Beit Lahia, and Jabalia, where destruction is creeping silently.

Amid this tragedy, talk of ceasefire efforts has returned. After a few days of media quiet, speculation has mounted that a new deal between Israel and Hamas is close to being reached. US President Donald Trump declared on Monday that a "breakthrough is imminent," saying, "We have spoken with Israel and we want to end this situation as quickly as possible," referring to efforts to halt the war.

Although Netanyahu later backed away from his optimism, some Israeli analysts see his ambiguous stance as an indication of a real opportunity for positive change, especially with recent mounting American pressure.

According to leaks, discussions are currently underway on a two-stage agreement, through which the US administration seeks to halt the war by releasing half of the kidnapped Israelis in exchange for a gradual ceasefire. Hamas has demanded genuine US guarantees, through US envoy Steve Witkoff, to ensure the agreement's implementation.

Additionally, Israeli reports indicate that Trump pressured Netanyahu to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza after more than 80 days of a stifling blockade, opening the door to the possibility of advancing a prisoner swap deal.

According to American sources, the plan includes the return of 10 living prisoners within 60 to 70 days of the ceasefire, along with the return of some Israeli soldiers' bodies. This will be accompanied by American pledges to Hamas and a symbolic handshake between Witkoff and Khalil al-Hayya in Doha.

But despite the optimistic statements, wide gaps remain between the parties. Conflicting reports emerged throughout yesterday from Washington, Tel Aviv, and Doha, as Netanyahu, as usual, attempted to maneuver between pressure from Trump and the conditions and demands of his far-right government coalition, which vehemently opposes any truce or concession to Hamas.

Given this complexity, it appears that Trump has not yet succeeded in exerting sufficient pressure on Netanyahu. The Israeli prime minister, who is trying to buy time until the end of the Knesset's summer session, is using all his might and maneuvering to postpone any agreement. New elections may not be held before 2026, giving him ample room to continue this bloody political game.

While the analyses and speculations continue, the people of the Gaza Strip remain faced with a daily life-and-death equation, suspended between promises of calm and the continuation of genocide, with no real prospect of an imminent end to their death and suffering.

The Commission of Prisoners' Affairs and Ex-Prisoners said that prisoner Sireen Muhammad Asaad Saidi (56 years old) from the village of Beit Lid in Tulkarm is still detained in Al-Damon prison. She suffers from a pituitary gland disorder and allergies, and is taking medication.

According to the Commission's lawyer, the prisoner was subjected to multiple strip searches during her detention. She is also being held in harsh and difficult detention conditions, having been arrested during the winter, when the cold was intense. She was also subjected to constant insults and verbal abuse, and complained of the prison guards' sudden nighttime raids on her room at Al-Damon.

Sa'idi, a prisoner, lacks the most basic necessities of life. Her prison guards confiscated her clothes and shoes. During a visit to the Commission a few days ago, she told the Commission's lawyer that she is in dire need of clothing, personal care items, and hygiene products. Female prisoners are forced to remain in their prayer clothes at all times due to the prison guards' sudden incursions into their rooms.

It is noteworthy that the number of female prisoners in Damon Prison is 35, all of whom suffer from poor detention conditions, as the food is scarce and of poor quality, and they are not allowed to shower except during the break at 7:00 a.m.

The Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission revealed on Tuesday that the occupation authorities had seized 35 dunams of Palestinian land in the Nablus and Qalqilya governorates, using six military orders.

The Authority explained in a statement that the seizure of 35 dunams of land was monitored today and yesterday under the name "seizure orders" to impose new facts on the grounds of security and military purposes.

The first order, numbered T/36/25, targeted an area of 2,224 dunums of land in the village of Burin, specifically the areas of Al-Mudawara and Al-Sharidis, with the aim of erecting a military tower overlooking the main street.

The second order, numbered T/38/25, targeted a total of 4,821 dunums of Huwara land in the Nablus Governorate, specifically the areas of al-Najma al-Qibliya and al-Tul, with the aim of erecting a security fence along the street. The imposition of the military order entails surrounding a Palestinian home with a separation fence and placing a gate at the entrance to the home, exposing the family to the risk of being besieged.

The third order, numbered T/68/25, targeted a total of 14,917 dunums of land from the villages of Farata, Jit, and Tal in the Qalqilya and Nablus governorates, with the aim of establishing a buffer zone around the “Havat Gilat” outpost.

The fourth order, numbered T/70/25, targeted a total of 2,374 dunums of Awarta lands in Nablus Governorate, specifically the Thuluth Abdullah area, with the aim of establishing a security road extending from the entrance to the settlement to the main street.

The fifth order, numbered T/56/25, targeted a total of 7,311 dunums of land from the villages of Qablan and Beita in the Nablus Governorate, with the aim of establishing a buffer zone around the "Avitar" outpost, located on Mount Sabih.

The sixth order, numbered T/100/25, targeted a total of 4 dunams of land in the village of Deir Sharaf in the Nablus Governorate, with the aim of establishing a military tower near the Shavei Shomron Gate.

The Authority's databases indicate that since the beginning of 2025, the occupation authorities have issued a total of 16 military orders for the purpose of seizing Palestinian lands, four of which led to the establishment of buffer zones around settlements, including: two around the settlements of Nekudim and Efrat in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc, specifically on the lands of the Bethlehem Governorate, a third around the "Avitar" outpost in the Nablus Governorate, and the last around the Havat Gilad outpost on the lands of the Qalqilya Governorate.

The occupation authorities have recently intensified their issuance of these orders, in an attempt to impose new realities on Palestinian lands. These include the construction of military towers and roads designated for the military and settlers, in addition to the buffer zones around settlements. These military orders serve the settlers and settlements, at the expense of citizens' lands and their ability to live normal lives.

The Israeli Supreme Court has approved 18 requests submitted by the Israeli government since the beginning of the war on Gaza to postpone consideration of petitions against the ban on Red Cross delegates visiting Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. The Supreme Court approved all Israeli practices in Gaza, including starving Gazans, denying medical treatment, and disappearing individuals.

The court upheld the government's requests and supported them with a three-judge panel: Chief Justice Yitzhak Amit, Deputy Chief Justice Noam Solberg, and Justice Dafna Barak-Erez. The three justices abstained from hearing the petitions, thereby endorsing the widespread war of genocide in Gaza and the transfer policy, as these practices "could not have been implemented without a clear green light from the Supreme Court," according to a report published by Haaretz.

Contrary to the image portrayed by opponents of the government's "judicial reform" plan to weaken the judiciary, human rights lawyers hold few high expectations of the Supreme Court. "The court hardly poses an obstacle to the state's targeting of Palestinians. Over the years, Supreme Court justices have approved policies of assassinations, home demolitions, land confiscation, settlement construction, expulsion, and administrative detention without trial," the report asserted.

Since the beginning of the war on Gaza, the judges have refrained from criticizing the government and its practices, demanding responses to petitions, and rejecting actions that clearly contravene Israeli and international law.

“We know that the Supreme Court has a history of legitimizing the occupation, but we are in a situation we have never seen before,” said Osnat Cohen-Lifshitz, legal director at the Israeli human rights organization Gisha, according to the report. “The Hague court and all relevant UN bodies are talking about an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe (in Gaza), while the Supreme Court is not content with rubber-stamping Israel’s actions, but is glorifying the army and the government,” she said.

Legal expert Barak Medina observed that "the court's approach has changed dramatically. Targeting Palestinian civilians who were not suspected of involvement in the fighting, detaining Palestinian citizens for long periods without judicial process and under inhumane conditions, preventing the transfer of food and humanitarian equipment, cutting off electricity, and using the bodies of terrorists as 'bargaining chips'—all of these and other actions are not recognized by law as acts that target human rights."

The Israeli Supreme Court rejected petitions demanding that foreign journalists be allowed into the Gaza Strip to cover the war closely. The petition, filed by the Foreign Journalists' Organization, asserted that "preventing media coverage contradicts the basic principles of a democratic state and infringes on freedom of the press, freedom of expression, and the right to information." The Israeli Attorney General requested a postponement of consideration of this petition.

A petition filed by Physicians for Human Rights and the Center for the Defense of the Individual called for the government to establish a system for evacuating wounded and sick Gazans, following the widespread targeting of hospitals and clinics in the Strip and the prevention of the entry of medical equipment into the Strip. However, the Supreme Court was satisfied with the Israeli government's pledge to resolve the matter, and then dismissed the petition after the two organizations requested that it remain open to monitor the government's commitment.

The Supreme Court also rejected petitions against the revocation of entry visas from foreign workers in international humanitarian organizations, and rejected petitions against the Israeli Prison Service regarding its request to address the spread of scabies among Palestinian prisoners. The court also refrained from intervening in the poor conditions of Palestinian prisoners who were arrested before the war.

Supreme Court justices approved the withholding of the bodies of martyrs from the Arab community, claiming they constitute bargaining chips with Hamas, and authorized the demolition of dozens of buildings in the West Bank based on security claims.

The Supreme Court continues to stall on a petition filed by five human rights organizations since March of last year against the starvation of Gaza residents. The report noted that legal experts view the handling of this petition as evidence of the "disintegration of the Israeli judicial system."

Against the backdrop of the Israeli authorities' refusal to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, the organizations demanded in their petition "free and unimpeded entry for all relief shipments, equipment, and humanitarian personnel." However, the authorities repeatedly requested that consideration of the petition be postponed. On March 27, Justices Amit Solberg, Barak David Mintz, and Justices Barak David Mintz issued a ruling in which they supported the government's position that there are no restrictions on the entry of food supplies into Gaza and that there is no food shortage in the Strip. This is despite Israel having closed all crossings into the Strip since March 2, while the world is witnessing widespread famine and warnings of its worsening.

Amit did not address the famine in Gaza in his ruling, but Mintz, a settler who is described as a symbol of the far-right presence on the Supreme Court, argued in the ruling that the current war is classified under Jewish law as "helping Israel escape from injustice."

Solberg, another settler known for his right-wing views, wrote in the resolution that "there is no justification for our intervention," and that it is necessary to question whether the crime of starving the population of Gaza is a matter worthy of judgment. "Excessive humanity, which is not focused on its purpose, misses its target. Humanitarian aid that reaches Hamas like ripe fruit is a contradiction: the humanitarian turns into the animal. The fighting cannot end. Such humanity does not carry within its wings the message of peace, but perpetuates pain and suffering."

The Supreme Court continues to stall on a petition filed by five human rights organizations since March of last year against the starvation of Gaza residents. The report noted that legal experts view the handling of this petition as evidence of the "disintegration of the Israeli judicial system."

Against the backdrop of the Israeli authorities' refusal to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, the organizations demanded in their petition "free and unimpeded entry for all relief shipments, equipment, and humanitarian personnel." However, the authorities repeatedly requested that consideration of the petition be postponed. On March 27, Justices Amit Solberg, Barak David Mintz, and Justices Barak David Mintz issued a ruling in which they supported the government's position that there are no restrictions on the entry of food supplies into Gaza and that there is no food shortage in the Strip. This is despite Israel having closed all crossings into the Strip since March 2, while the world is witnessing widespread famine and warnings of its worsening.

Amit did not address the famine in Gaza in his ruling, but Mintz, a settler who is described as a symbol of the far-right presence on the Supreme Court, argued in the ruling that the current war is classified under Jewish law as "helping Israel escape from injustice."

Solberg, another settler known for his right-wing views, wrote in the resolution that "there is no justification for our intervention," and that it is necessary to question whether the crime of starving the population of Gaza is a matter worthy of judgment. "Excessive humanity, which is not focused on its purpose, misses its target. Humanitarian aid that reaches Hamas like ripe fruit is a contradiction: the humanitarian turns into the animal. The fighting cannot end. Such humanity does not carry within its wings the message of peace, but perpetuates pain and suffering."

Today, Tuesday, settlers severely beat a photojournalist in the village of Al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah.

Local sources reported that settlers assaulted photojournalist Issam Rimawi while he was covering the clashes that erupted in Al-Mughayyir.

He added that ambulance crews transported Al-Rimawi to the hospital for treatment.

The settlers attacked the outskirts of Al-Mughayyir village and tried to burn their agricultural lands.

Local sources reported that settlers attacked the eastern outskirts of the village and attempted to burn agricultural land and wheat crops in the Marj Sa'i plain, before local residents confronted them and forced them to flee.

In Jericho, groups of settlers surrounded the Al-Auja Bedouin community with flocks of sheep, disrupting the movement of a number of Bedouin citizens. This is a new tactic that has been used for months to isolate the community from its surroundings and separate residents from one another.

Local sources indicated that settlers in the settlements established on Al-Auja land are using various methods to pressure residents, including intimidation and daily harassment, to force them to leave.

In Hebron, settlers grazed their sheep on several citizens' lands in the village of Al-Mafqara, vandalized fences and fences, and uprooted dozens of grape and olive trees owned by brothers Issa and Fadel Al-Hamamdeh.

Hamas Political Bureau member Bassem Naim announced that the movement has accepted a proposal presented by US Middle East envoy Steven Witkoff aimed at reaching an agreement to cease the war in the Gaza Strip.

Naim explained that the proposal includes a comprehensive ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip, noting that the ball is now in the occupation's court, and that Hamas is awaiting an official response from the Israeli side regarding the initiative.

Meanwhile, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported, citing sources familiar with the negotiations, that the United States is exerting significant pressure to push the parties toward an agreement on Gaza.

Sources indicated that Hamas is demanding serious guarantees from Washington to ensure a definitive end to the war, at a time when the movement's position has undergone a positive shift, with it expressing its willingness to discuss a partial agreement as a first step toward a comprehensive ceasefire.

In the same context, Israel's Channel 14 reported that Israeli security chiefs held consultations within the Office of the Attorney General, during which the hostage issue and developments on the ground in Gaza were discussed.

According to the channel, these sensitive meetings were held without the invitation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or Defense Minister Yisrael Katz, raising questions about the nature of the discussions and the legal and political directions in this thorny issue.

The Ministry of Health announced, this Tuesday afternoon, the martyrdom of the young man Mahmoud Faisal Al-Kharaz (32 years old) by the occupation forces' bullets in Nablus.

The Red Crescent reported that seven citizens were injured by Israeli occupation forces' bullets during the raid on Nablus, including one in critical condition. They were transferred to Rafidia Government Hospital.

Three citizens were injured by rubber bullets, another fell from a height, and 20 others were injured by tear gas.

Israeli occupation forces stormed the city of Nablus from the Hawara checkpoint, raiding the Gulf Exchange at Zawata Roundabout and the Ashqar Gold and Jewellery shops in the commercial market, seizing their contents amid gunfire and tear gas canisters.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said that only six of its 22 health centers are operating inside and outside of shelters due to the ongoing bombardment in the Gaza Strip.

UNRWA added in a statement issued Tuesday that essential medical supplies are extremely scarce and there is an urgent need to deliver life-saving assistance without hindrance.

Since March 2, the occupation has closed the Gaza Strip's crossings to the entry of food, relief, medical aid, and goods, causing a significant deterioration in the humanitarian situation.

Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation army has been committing genocide in the Gaza Strip, leaving more than 173,000 dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing.

Have you ever seen Ward walk slowly, stumble, then get up, wipe the fire off her face with trembling hands and bulging eyes, and feel her way through the hot coals with bare feet?!

Have you seen that little girl lost in the middle of hell, fleeing from the embers into the fire, leaving behind her mother and six of her siblings struggling with the tongues of flame that consumed their bodies at dawn while they were asleep?

I write with trembling hands and tearful, bleeding eyes, as I watch that little rose trying to escape the fire, waiting for a hand to reach out to help and embrace her, after God made the fire cool and peaceful for her tender body, just as He made it for our master Abraham.

Ward, the sole survivor of the neo-Nazi Holocaust, is one of the few children who were saved from death by burning, while the specter of death by starvation continues to haunt their peers, their souls spilling into the hands of their fathers and mothers.

Ward survived, while the fire consumed the bodies of her siblings in the tent, and before them the children of pediatrician Alaa Al-Najjar: Yahya, Rakan, Arslan, Jibran, Eve, Rivan, Sidin, Luqman, Sidar, and Adam, who shares his father's critical wounds. They are still in intensive care.

Words, at least or most of them, are no longer capable of stirring emotions, arousing interest, or causing the necessary shock to halt the aggression and protect children, who are the target bank in the game of killing and entertainment for amateurs in the "Army of Extermination," as retired General Yair Golan admitted.

Will the image of Ward, the little girl who survived the incinerator, prompt the world to act quickly to stop the slaughter in Gaza, just as the image of Phan Thi Kim, known as the "Napalm Girl," prompted the world to stop the war in Vietnam?

This morning, Tuesday, Israeli occupation forces arrested citizens and demolished facilities, while settlers burned lands in various areas of the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem.

In Hebron, occupation forces stormed a number of neighborhoods in the town of Beit Ummar, and arrested Ramzi Muhammad Awad (28 years old) and Omar Khaled Abd Sabarna (26 years old).

In Nablus, Israeli special forces stormed the old Askar camp and arrested two young men, Sharaf Jumaian and Moataz Sarfandi.

A 32-year-old young man was also injured by occupation forces' bullets in the basin area, after they stormed the Old City area in Nablus.

In occupied Jerusalem, an Israeli army force, accompanied by a bulldozer, stormed the camp's entrance in the early hours of this morning and demolished a car wash owned by Abdullah al-Julani, located opposite the Qalandia military checkpoint, on the pretext of lacking a license.

In Ramallah, a group of settlers set fire to citizens' lands between the villages of Al-Mughayyir and Abu Falah.

Yesterday, Monday, settlers burned lands near the neighboring village of Kafr Malik.

A few days ago, settlers burned an area of more than 200 square meters in the Marj Sa'i plain between the villages of Al-Mughayyir and Abu Falah, under the protection of the occupation forces.

Colonists continually attack the plain, burning and destroying citizens' lands and property. Their attacks are steadily escalating, especially after they recently established a colonial outpost in the area.

In Salfit, a group of settlers set fire to Palestinian lands in the northwest area of the town of Haris, near the "Rafafa" settlement, which was built on Palestinian lands. The fire spread to large areas before it was brought under control and extinguished.

Last month, settlers carried out 231 acts of vandalism and theft of Palestinian property, affecting vast areas of land. Settler attacks also resulted in the uprooting of 1,168 trees, all of them olive trees, in the governorates of Ramallah (530 trees), Nablus (300 trees), and Salfit (298 trees).

More than 800 lawyers, academics, and retired senior judges, including former Supreme Court justices, called on the British government to impose sanctions on the Israeli occupation government and its ministers, and to also consider suspending its membership in the United Nations to fulfill its basic international legal obligations.

In a letter to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, they welcomed the joint statement he issued last week with the leaders of France and Canada, in which he warned of their readiness to take "concrete measures" against the occupation and urged him to take immediate and decisive action to prevent the destruction of the Palestinian people in Gaza.

The signatories of the letter, including former Supreme Court judges Lord Sumption and Lord Wilson, Court of Appeal judges, and more than 70 Supreme Court judges, said that war crimes, crimes against humanity, and serious violations of international humanitarian law are being committed in Palestine.

The letter stated that there is growing evidence of genocide, or at least a serious risk of it, highlighting recent comments by Israel's far-right Finance Minister Smotrich, who said the Israeli military would wipe out what remains of the Gaza Strip.

The signatories pointed out to Starmer that “all states, including the UK, are legally obligated to take all reasonable steps within their power to prevent and punish genocide; ensure respect for international humanitarian law; and end violations of the right to self-determination. The UK’s actions to date have failed to meet these standards. The international community’s failure to respect international law in relation to the occupied Palestinian territories contributes to a deteriorating international climate of lawlessness and impunity, and puts the international legal order itself at risk. Your government must act now, before it is too late.”

The Israeli army continues its artillery shelling of eastern areas and is destroying residential buildings in the northern Gaza Strip.

In the latest developments on the ground: A Palestinian was killed and others were injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting the Salmi family's home in the Zeitoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City, according to local sources.

A citizen was also killed and others were injured in the occupation's bombing of the town of Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, a citizen died of wounds he sustained yesterday, Monday, as a result of the occupation's bombing of a house in the Al-Amal neighborhood west of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. Citizen Suleiman Wajih Qishta also died of wounds he sustained several days ago in Khan Yunis.

Palestinian sources reported that Israeli Quadcopter drones fired on areas east of Gaza City this morning, Tuesday.

This comes at a time when the Gaza Strip is witnessing a military escalation, with airstrikes being accompanied by intense artillery shelling of the city's eastern districts, further heightening tensions and the situation on the ground in those areas.

Israeli aircraft also launched an airstrike on the eastern part of Gaza City at dawn on Tuesday, while Israeli military vehicles continued to fire heavily towards the eastern parts of the city.

In the northern Gaza Strip, the Israeli army continues to destroy residential buildings while intensifying artillery shelling of the eastern areas.

In this context, the World Health Organization reported that the health sector in Gaza is facing a severe collapse, with most medical equipment stocks depleted and a critical shortage of 42% of essential medicines, including painkillers.

The organization noted that medical stockouts have reached alarming levels, with 64% of medical equipment, 43% of essential medicines, and 42% of vaccines running out of stock.

Amid this deteriorating situation, 51 trucks carrying medical aid remain stuck awaiting permits to enter Gaza, having not yet been allowed to cross the crossings.

The organization also warned that the severe shortage of intravenous solutions, needles, and bandages is hampering surgical operations and directly impacting the ability to provide vital medical services such as anesthesia for fractures.

She added that essential medications, such as antibiotics, painkillers, and chronic disease medications, are available in very limited quantities that do not meet patients' minimum needs.

A young man was killed at dawn on Tuesday during an Israeli occupation forces raid on the city of Jericho.

Medical sources announced to the official news agency, WAFA, that the young man, Muhammad Yahya Asi Jalaytah (20 years old), died of the wounds he was shot by the occupation forces during the storming of the Al-Arab neighborhood in the center of Jericho.

The Fatah movement in the Jericho region declared a general strike in mourning for the soul of the martyr Jalayta.

Israeli occupation forces stormed Jericho after midnight, firing live bullets and sound bombs at civilians in the Arab neighborhood in the center of Jericho. They also raided a civilian's home, during which a young man, Jalayta, was shot with live bullets and later pronounced dead.

The dead's body will be buried this afternoon from his family's home on Hisham Palace Street in central Jericho to the old Jericho mosque and then to his final resting place.

The Israeli occupation forces blew up a robot on Monday near Al-Awda Hospital in Tel al-Zaatar, north of the Gaza Strip, injuring staff members and causing damage to the hospital.

Yesterday, Sunday, the occupation forces carried out extensive bulldozing and destruction operations around Al-Awda Hospital and the Indonesian Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip.

Israeli military vehicles, including tanks and bulldozers, systematically demolished residential neighborhoods and homes in the area surrounding the two hospitals, reducing entire residential blocks to rubble.

A few days ago, the Al-Awda Hospital administration also appealed to UN agencies to intervene to extinguish a fire raging in the medicine warehouse as a result of Israeli shelling, warning that its continuation would exacerbate the health disaster and threaten the lives of patients and medical staff.

Al-Awda Hospital is a private medical facility operating in the Gaza Strip. It has two branches, one in the central Gaza Strip and the other in Jabalia Camp. Despite its limited resources due to the Israeli blockade and genocide, it continues to provide limited care to patients and the injured.

Since launching its war of extermination on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation army has deliberately targeted Gaza's hospitals and healthcare system, putting most of them out of service, endangering the lives of patients and the wounded, according to Palestinian and UN data.

The Gaza Strip has been suffering from a catastrophic humanitarian and relief crisis since Israel closed the crossings on March 2, preventing the entry of food, medicine, aid, and fuel, while its army escalates its genocidal campaign against the Palestinian population of the territory.

A phone call took place between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and European Council President António Costa.

During the call, the latest developments in the Palestinian territories were discussed, as well as ways to stop the war and urgently deliver aid to the Gaza Strip.

President Abbas outlined to the European official the Palestinian leadership's priorities: a ceasefire, ensuring the flow of humanitarian aid, supporting the Palestinian government's efforts to assume its civil and security duties in the Gaza Strip, a full Israeli withdrawal, an end to the ongoing, serious attacks in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, by the occupation authorities and settler terrorism, and the release of withheld Palestinian funds.

President Abbas stressed the importance of the efforts made with our Arab brothers and the relevant international parties in the global coalition to hold the international peace conference scheduled to be held in New York next June, to garner recognition of the State of Palestine and its full membership in the United Nations, paving the way for a political process that ends the Israeli occupation of the State of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital. He stressed the importance of European support for this international conference, which is consistent with the policies announced by the European Union and is in line with international legitimacy resolutions and international law.

The President said: We highly appreciate the European Union's firm positions on supporting the two-state solution, settlements, stopping the war, and allowing aid into the country. We thank it for the assistance it provides to support the Palestinian government's reform program, as well as the humanitarian aid to Gaza, which reflects the strength of the friendly relations and true partnership between the State of Palestine and the European Union countries. We hope that this will be crowned with more recognition for European and other countries, as well as mobilizing international support to build the institutions of the Palestinian state, support reform and development programs, and strengthen partnership relations with the European Union by starting official negotiations on a full partnership agreement with Palestine.