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Pope Francis’s popemobile, intended to serve as a mobile clinic for children in Gaza, remains outside Gaza due to Israeli restrictions, despite being the pope’s final wish to help children amid the difficult humanitarian situation in the Strip.
A report documents increasing sexual violence and harassment by Israeli soldiers and settlers as a method to displace Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, with growing attacks prompting Palestinian families to leave their homes.
Israeli settlers demolished Al-Maleh Bedouin school and nearby homes in the northern Jordan Valley of the West Bank amid increased violence, with many Palestinians having been killed and injured in recent months.
Two Palestinians, including a 14-year-old boy, were shot and killed by Israeli settlers in Al-Mughayyir near Ramallah, while four others were wounded amid rising settler violence across the occupied West Bank.
Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot urged the EU to sanction Israel, condemning its attack on Lebanon. France and Sweden co-signed a call to ban imports from illegal settlements, while Spain, Ireland, and Slovenia stressed the EU must respond to Israel’s ongoing violations.
France and Sweden called on the EU to ban imports from illegal settlements in the West Bank and consider tariffs and import restrictions. Other EU states urged action against Israel’s violations, including proposals to suspend the EU-Israel trade agreement.
