Netanyahu: Israel to work to prevent collapse of Palestinian Authority

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Source: Reuters

Netanyahu: Israel to work to prevent collapse of Palestinian Authority

Reuters
Sun, July 9, 2023 at 1:23 PM EDT·2 min read

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet on Sunday decided that Israel would work to prevent the collapse of the Western-backed Palestinian Authority (PA), but did not offer any concrete steps to do so.

Israel has been stepping up military operations against armed groups in the occupied West Bank, where the PA has limited autonomy.

The volatility has laid bare the weakness of the PA in the face of hundreds of Palestinian militants and the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

Netanyahu's office said his security cabinet had decided to act to prevent the collapse of the PA, though it was not a unanimous decision. His coalition includes far-right parties that oppose Palestinian statehood.

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