AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoHumanitarian Funding: Canada announced an extra $100m for Gaza and the West Bank via UN, Red Cross/Red Crescent and NGOs, lifting total support to $500m, as UNRWA confirmed it terminated 70 Gaza staff contracts over alleged ties. Local Peace-Building Finance: Canada, with the UK and Australia, also launched a $1.8m International Peace Fund for Israel and Palestine to back grassroots civil society work. Hebron Governance Crackdown: Palestinian officials warned that Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich plans to revoke parts of the 1997 Hebron agreements, stripping the Hebron municipality of planning and construction powers around the Ibrahimi Mosque and settlement enclave—while Israel’s foreign ministry says the Hebron Agreement was not canceled. Settler Violence: Reports say illegal settlers doused a 92-year-old Palestinian man with gasoline and torched property in Deir Dibwan amid a wider spike in West Bank attacks. Diplomacy & Security: Iran warned of a “harsh response” after Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, tying any final US deal to sanctions relief, frozen-asset access, and Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon. EU Trade Pressure: France shut down 12 Israeli stands at the Eurosatory arms show near Paris, citing restrictions on offensive weapons displays. Courtroom Activism: A UK Court of Appeal upheld the “terrorist” designation of Palestine Action as lawful, with arrests reported outside the court.
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