The organizations said the Israeli army was conducting search operations and closing the offices of seven Palestinian NGOs in the West Bank on Thursday, 18 accused of “terrorism” by the Hebrew state.
The Israeli government announced in October 2021 that six Palestinian NGOs affiliated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) were included in the list of “terrorist organizations”, a decision criticized by defense organizations, according to country officials. human rights.
On Thursday, the Israeli army conducted search operations and closed the offices of seven NGOs in Ramallah, the Palestinian Authority’s headquarters in the West Bank occupied by Israel since 1967.
The measure includes six NGOs identified as “terrorists” in October 2021 and the Health Working Committees organization, which it considers to be linked to Israel’s armed wing, but much smaller than the Islamist groups Hamas or the PFLP. Jihad..
These organizations denied ties to the FPLP. Last month, nine countries, including France and Germany, announced that they wanted to continue cooperating with six organizations because there was no evidence against them.
Al Naq association confirmed the intervention of Israeli “occupation forces”.
The Israeli army reported that “stones and Molotov cocktails” were thrown at soldiers who had to use “vehicles to disperse the crowd” during the operation.
Palestinian Authority leader Hussein al-Sheikh condemned Israel’s measures as “an attempt to silence the voice of truth and justice”.
source: Noticias
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