Israeli officials are quietly throwing their support behind a United Arab Emirates proposal to install a former Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad as the head of a PA administration in post-war Gaza.
The Israel Tax Authority reported that Moshe Rosen, a resident of Ashdod, was arrested on suspicion of operating a smuggling and distribution system of electronic cigarettes from the territories of the Palestinian Authority to the territory of the State of Israel.
An associate of PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas and a Palestinian security official both confirmed to TPS-IL that they saw Shteyeh in the police building in Shechem the night after the attack.
Behind the scenes, tensions have escalated as the Emirates blocked a proposed resolution to allocate USD 100 million monthly to the PA, citing concerns about corruption and ineffective leadership.
Additionally, the network planned to smuggle weapons into the areas of the Palestinian Authority in order to build a new Hamas terror infrastructure and open another front against Israel.
On April 19, the US vetoed a Security Resolution unilaterally recognizing Palestinian statehood. State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said at the time that the Palestinians do not meet the criteria for statehood and that the Palestinian Authority needed to undergo significant re
These included cucumbers, zucchini, eggplants, tomatoes, hot peppers, green beans and cauliflower. 72 one and a half liter bottles of pickled cucumber were also found in the truck.
The move represents a marked shift in Israeli policy. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu previously vowed to not allow the PA to have a role in administering post-war Gaza.
The Palestinian Authority resigned on Monday and is being replaced by a transitional government of technocrats as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas eyes returning to power in post-war Gaza.
Announcing his resignation, Shtayyeh said he was moved to step down due to the "unprecedented escalation" in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, and the "war, genocide and starvation in the Gaza Strip".
An emerging Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza will take place in three stages over a period of several weeks, the Tazpit Press Service has learned. Parallel to this, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is said to be preparing certain reforms under US pressure, which would allow him to