The occupation forces carry out raids and arrest campaigns in the cities and towns of the West Bank on a daily basis during the night hours (French)

The Israeli occupation forces stormed a number of Palestinian villages and towns in the West Bank during the night hours, while French Foreign Minister Stephane Ségournet called on Monday to “stop the violence of Israeli settlers.”

The raids included the Ain al-Sultan and Aqabat Jabr camps in the city of Jericho, the border village of Rummana, west of the city of Jenin, Kafr Qaddum, east of Qalqilya, and the town of al-Nasriya in Nablus. The Palestinian Red Crescent confirmed that a Palestinian was injured by Israeli occupation bullets in the town of Qaffin in the northern West Bank.

Since Operation Al-Aqsa Flood and the Israeli war on Gaza that broke out on October 7, the occupation forces have continued to carry out raids and arrest campaigns in West Bank cities and towns on a daily basis, and the frequency of raids increases during the night hours.

French invitation

In terms of political moves, French Foreign Minister Stephane Ségornet called on Monday to “stop Israeli settler violence” in the occupied West Bank, following his meeting in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Sigourney - who is on a tour in the Middle East to try to push for a truce to stop the war between Israel and the Palestinian resistance factions - said that "under no circumstances can there be any forced displacement of Palestinians, neither from Gaza nor from the occupied West Bank."

On the other hand, the French minister denounced “violent statements that sow hatred (against) the Palestinians and call for the commission of war crimes. These statements are increasing in Israel and are being circulated by political officials. We consider this matter dangerous.”

Sigourney stressed that "the future of the Gaza Strip cannot be separated from the future of the West Bank. This future must be prepared by supporting the Palestinian Authority, which must be renewed and return to the Gaza Strip as soon as possible."

The French Foreign Minister, who is on his first tour in the region since his appointment to his position last January, added, "I repeat: Gaza is Palestinian land."

Sigourney called for "a comprehensive political settlement with two states living in peace side by side," which requires resuming the peace process "immediately."

He stressed that "without a political solution, a just and lasting peace cannot be achieved in the Middle East. This is our position and this is our analysis of the situation."

Sigourney said Sunday evening in Cairo that he rejects any "forced displacement" to Egypt of the people of Gaza who are fleeing the Israeli bombing and congregating at the gates of Sinai.

French Foreign Minister Stephane Ségornet during his visit to Ramallah in the West Bank (French)

The minister stressed that “nothing, ever, anywhere can justify terrorism,” denouncing “the terrorist actions of Hamas” and “crimes of a sexual nature committed on October 7,” and announced that France would support “200 One thousand euros for response centers for rape victims in Israel,” he said.

From Israel, Sigourney headed to Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, where the headquarters of the Palestinian Authority are.

The French Foreign Minister met in Ramallah with his Palestinian counterpart, Riyad al-Maliki, and then with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

After the two meetings, the French minister said, “I renewed the call for a sustainable ceasefire (in Gaza) for humanitarian reasons,” stressing that “the issue of the hostages” who are still being held in the Gaza Strip, including 3 French nationals, is a “priority in diplomatic work” for France.

The Israeli occupation forces continue their war on Gaza for the 123rd day, as they face fierce resistance from Palestinian factions on several fronts in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, as well as in the central and northern regions.

Source: Al Jazeera + agencies