Clashes between Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank have been very numerous and aggressive this year.
Since January there has been a spiral of tension that has made 2023 an especially lethal year in the troubled area of the occupied West Bank.
Israel and the Palestinian National Authority They renewed this Sunday (03.19.2023) their joint commitment to reduce tension and put an end to unilateral measures before the holy month of Ramadan for Muslims begins and which coincides this year with Easter for Christians and Jews. the deal comes just as a new act of violence was recorded in the occupied West Bank.
The arrangement between both parties includes the renewal of their “joint readiness and commitment to work immediately to end the unilateral measures for a period of 3 to 6 months,” the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement delivered at the close of the meeting held in the city of Sharm el Sheikh, in the south of the Sinai peninsula.
In addition, Israel pledges to stop talking “about new settlement units for a period of 4 months and to stop issuing licenses for any settlement point for a period of 6 months,” the note noted.
The meeting was attended by representatives of the Government of Israel and the Palestinian National Authority, as well as security officials and politicians from Egypt, Jordan and the United States, who discussed “ways and means to reduce tensions on the ground between Palestinians and Israelis, with the aim of paving the way for a peaceful settlement between Israelis and Palestinians.”
This meeting is a continuation of the agreement reached in the Jordanian city of Aqaba on February 26and renews the commitment of Israelis and Palestinians to de-escalate the tension that the region has been experiencing since the beginning of the year.
mn (efe, dpa)