Israeli forces shot and wounded a Palestinian man and detained another late on Thursday near the entrance to the town of Beita, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to the Wafa news agency. A Palestinian man was also wounded in an attack by Israeli settlers in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, while another group stormed a local school with livestock. Armed settlers from the Susiya settlement reportedly attacked Palestinian shepherds in the Wadi al-Rakheem area, injuring an elderly man.
Gaza reacts to Trumpās āboard of peaceā
As weāve been reporting, Trump has announced the formation of a āboard of peaceā. But are Palestinians in Gaza sceptical? āPeople want everything back like it was before the war: schools, hospitals, travel,ā said Arwa Ashour, a freelance journalist and writer based in Gaza City. āIf the board of peace is going to resolve all these crises, then we welcome it. But if itās unable to do so, then what is its benefit? Ashour explained that after two years of war and more than 18 years of governance in the Palestinian enclave by Hamas, there is a desire for change in Gaza.
What did Trump say about the Gaza āBoard of Peaceā?
Trump has said that members of the Gaza āBoard of Peaceā have been selected and will be announced shortly, adding that he would be the chair. In a social media post, Trump claimed it would be āthe greatest and most prestigious board ever assembledā. āAs chairman of the board, Iām backing a Palestinian technocratic govt and the national committee to govern gaza during its transition. With the support of Egypt, Turkey and Qatar, we will secure a comprehensive demilitarisation agreement with Hamas,ā he wrote. This board is expected to oversee Gazaās post-war transition and supervise a newly established 15-member Palestinian technocratic committee responsible for day-to-day governance in the enclave.