Palestine adds 12 sites to UNESCO tentative list
The move brings Palestine’s UNESCO tentative list to 23 sites, an early step before a World Heritage nomination file.
The move brings Palestine’s UNESCO tentative list to 23 sites, an early step before a World Heritage nomination file.
The package also includes 8 billion shekel for settlement infrastructure, adding a further obstacle to the Palestinian-Israeli peace process.
Berlin also left open the option of additional EU sanctions if violence by Israeli settlers continues.
Restrictions were in place at the mosque gates and in Jerusalem's Old City, while West Bank and Gaza residents remained barred.
The move shifts management of the Hebron holy site to an Israeli committee, drawing Palestinian protests over a possible 1997 Protocol breach.
The Burqa and Deir Dibwan attacks came amid rising settler violence that the United Nations says averages six incidents a day.
UN officials say most of the dead were civilians as aid remains restricted and land seizures in the West Bank continue.
He said occupation of Palestine and attacks in Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem are blocking global peace.
Paris imposed the measure with Britain, Canada, Australia, Norway and New Zealand against those linked to rising settler violence.
Series: Israeli Ministers · EU Sanctions Push · 2 chapters since Jun 5The Israeli military said the victims were uninvolved civilians and that the Tel Rumeida incident is under review.
Israel’s image worsened in 13 of 24 countries with trend data, while trust in Benjamin Netanyahu remains low in many places.