Yesterday, the United Nations published a report that included a "black list" of 112 companies that carry out activities in Israeli settlements, which are considered illegal by international law, including "Airbnb", "Expedia" and "Trip Advisor".
"I understand that this issue has been and is still being debated," said the High Commissioner for Human Rights at the United Nations, Michel Bachelet, stressing that this report is "based on facts."
The Palestinian Foreign Minister, Riyad al-Maliki, praised the report, and urged the international community to put pressure on these companies to cut their ties to the settlements.
A statement, published by Maliki’s office, stated that “publishing this list of companies and entities operating in the settlements is a victory for international law.”
On the other hand, Israel condemned the report, where the Israeli Foreign Minister, Israel Katz, said in a statement, "The announcement by the United Nations Human Rights Office to publish a blacklist of companies, a shameful surrender to pressure from countries and organizations interested in harming Israel."
In another context, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel was preparing for Hamas to "surprise its life."
Yesterday, the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation quoted him as saying in a television interview: “If the movement does not return to its senses and stop firing shells and incendiary balloons (from the Strip toward Israel), then the surprise detonation will only be a matter of time.” He considered that “the talk is about a step Unprecedented".
The Israeli army had announced that, last night, it had detected a missile launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel.
On the other hand, the secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Saeb Erekat, condemned the speech of the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, yesterday, during a meeting of the UN Security Council, and his call for regime change in Palestine.