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Israel’s decisions on Palestinian territories are beyond law, says Palestinian ambassador

The Israeli army and police conducted an anti-terrorist raid in the West Bank city of Jenin

MOSCOW, January 29. /TASS/. Palestine thinks that Israel’s military political decisions made in connection with the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict are beyond the law, Palestinian Ambassador to Russian Abdel Hafiz Nofal told TASS on Sunday.

"They have no right to such decisions. They are beyond the pal. Naturally, we are and will be against," he said.

The Israeli army and police conducted an anti-terrorist raid in the West Bank city of Jenin on January 26. According to the Al Mayadeen television channel, its was the most large-scale operation in recent years. The Palestinian health ministry said that 11 Arabs had been killed and some 20 had received injuries in clashes in Jenin

On January 27, seven people were killed and three more were wounded in a terror attack at a synagogue in the Neve Yaakov neighborhood of East Jerusalem. Another shooting incident occurred at the City of David archaeological site, also in East Jerusalem, on the following day.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a cabinet meeting on security matters on Saturday evening, which decided to simplify procedures for issuing gun licenses, to take measures to fortify Jewish settlements, to reinforce the army and police, to expand the practice of detentions and operations for seizing illegal weapons, etc.