RAMALLAH: In light of the escalation of violence by the Israeli occupation and its settlers, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh has requested that UN crews in Palestine deploy surveillance patrols on roads and in target areas, the Palestine News and Info Agency reported.
This followed the killing of two Palestinian brothers on Saturday in Nablus when an Israeli settler rammed into them with his car.
During a government session on Monday, Shtayyeh outlined that the UN has over 400 vehicles and over 1,000 personnel who can be trained to operate as UN observers to monitor and document violations committed by Israeli soldiers and settlers in order to prosecute them.
He expressed his concerns about Israel’s designated prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who stated on Sunday that peace with Palestinians will be based on giving them powers to rule themselves without sovereignty, while Israel will retain control over security.
Shtayyeh said Netanyahu’s remarks blatantly subvert the Palestinian people’s right to establish an independent state, a right that followed lengthy concessions and is enshrined by international law.
“This right was achieved after great sacrifices and was endorsed by international laws, and it will not be dropped by a statement or a decision from any Israeli official,” Shtayyeh said.
“Our people will not cease their legitimate struggle before they win their legitimate rights and establish their independent state on the June 4, 1967 lines with Jerusalem as its capital,” Shtayyeh added.
