Greater Middle East (bbabo.net), - Palestinian authorities in Ramallah (West Bank) demand that the international community condemn Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who last Sunday called for the treatment of some civilians in the Gaza Strip and in the West Bank as with combatants. In this regard, the Palestinian Authority called the Israeli minister a “fascist,” writes today, November 13, The Times of Israel.
“We demand that all countries condemn the statements of the fascist Ben Gvir and his followers for the murder of Palestinian civilians,” the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
According to Israeli media reports, Ben-Gvir, at a cabinet meeting, demanded that the distinction between combatants and non-combatants should not be applied to civilians who "joined Hamas terrorists and looted Israeli communities on October 7" as well as Palestinians who "distributed sweets ( in the West Bank - Ed.) to celebrate the murderous attack."
It was indicated that this demand was rejected by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Justice Minister Yariv Levin.
Official Ramallah also accused the Israeli government of waging a campaign of deception to justify its “genocide” in the Gaza Strip and strengthen its own influence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry also called on the international community to protect the “defenseless” Palestinian people, and the UN Security Council to stop the war in Gaza and the annexation of the West Bank “to preserve what remains of confidence in its capacity to carry out its tasks.”
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken last Friday, November 10, issued one of his most direct condemnations of the civilian death toll in the Gaza Strip and said more must be done to “minimize harm to Palestinian civilians.”
According to data on the morning of November 13, since October 7, when Hamas militants carried out a surprise attack on southern Israel, 11,078 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip (outside the control of the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah), including 4,506 children and 3,027 women. In the West Bank of Jordan during this period, 186 Palestinians were killed in clashes with Israeli security forces.
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