内容摘要：On Wednesday, Rubio announced that the US will “aggressively revoke” the

On Wednesday, Rubio announced that the US will “aggressively revoke” the

Since Israel unilaterally broke aalmost 4,000 Palestinians

have been killed, hundreds of them children. In addition, a siege, imposed upon the decimatedhas pushed what remains of its pre-war population of more than two million to the point of famine, international agencies, including the United Nations, have warned.At the same time as Israel’s war on Gaza has intensified, so too have its actions in the West Bank. Under the guise of another military operation, the Israeli army has occupied and levelled large parts of the occupied territory

displacing a reported 40,000of its inhabitants as it establishes its own military network there.

On Thursday, Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz, alongside Smotrich, who as finance minister enjoys significant control over the West Bank, announced the establishment of a further 22 Israeli settlements, all in defiance of international law.

Smotrich’s announcement came as a surprise to few. The far-right minister – himself a settler on Palestinian land – has previously been clear about his intention to see the West Bank annexed,I insist that Palestinians cannot be erased by edict, force, and intimidation.

I insist that mourning should not be a daily ritual for any people.I insist that justice cannot be selective and humanity must be universal.

I insist that Palestinian children rediscover the fullness of life beyond occupation, terror, and grief.I insist that Palestinian children, like our children, have the chance, again, to play, to learn, and to thrive.