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Israel seeking to 'separate' West Bank and Gaza, says Palestinian Authority
3 December 2023 08:45 GMT
Israel is seeking to "solidify the separation" between the occupied West Bank and Gaza in a bid to undermine a future Palestinian state, the Palestinian foreign ministry said on Sunday.
The statement, posted on X, formerly Twitter, also condemned the killing of 38-year-old Ahmed Assi, who was shot by Israeli settlers on Saturday evening.
It called the killing a "a deliberate attempt to escalate the situation in the West Bank".
The official Palestinian news agency, Wafa, said Assi was left to bleed to death because settlers and Israeli forces did not allow medics to reach him.
Wafa said that the settlers were protected by Israeli forces during their rampage.