The Israeli Mini-Ministerial Council for Security Affairs postponed the far-right march in Jerusalem, known as the Flags March, to next Tuesday, and a dispute raged within the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu between supporters and opponents of the march, which was called for by far-right groups tomorrow, Thursday, at a time when they called The United Nations Israel and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) to avoid provocations and exercise restraint.
After 3 and a half hours of controversy and disagreement, yesterday, Tuesday, the Security Cabinet in Israel ended its responsibility for the date and organization of the march of flags in occupied Jerusalem to the arena of the next government, which is supposed to be presented to the Knesset for confidence next Sunday. Read also Between guarding the walls and the sword of Jerusalem.. a battle of knowledge between Hamas and Israel Icon of Sheikh Jarrah in Jerusalem..Israeli occupation releases activist Mona Al-Kurd How was the woman a partner in carrying the “Sword of Jerusalem”?
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The decision came after the leaders of the security services and the army, as well as the defense and foreign ministers, warned that organizing the march on Thursday in its traditional course would destabilize the situation in the Palestinian territories and perhaps within the Green Line areas and with Gaza as well.
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Israeli media sources reported that the heads of the Shin Bet, the police, and the army chief of staff were opposing the march, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his party ministers insisted on organizing it on Thursday in its original path. According to the official Israeli radio, Netanyahu and his supporters are convinced that the Israeli security services are able to protect it and secure its course.
Israeli sources reported that, against the backdrop of the escalating tension in the city, it was decided to maintain 7 reserve battalions of the Border Police and not to demobilize them.
Extremist right-wing groups threatened to organize a mini-parade passing through the Old City of occupied Jerusalem, according to the path rejected by the Israeli police. MK Itamar Ben Gvir, a member of the extreme right-wing “Religious Zionism” party, threatened to storm the courtyards of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque this afternoon, Wednesday, He said he enjoys parliamentary immunity and there is no law requiring him to coordinate this with the Israeli police.
The leader of the “Religious Zionism” party, Bezalel Smotrich, described the police’s decision as capitulation to what he called terrorism and the threats of Hamas.
Palestinian websites published video clips from the Batn al-Hawa neighborhood in the town of Silwan in occupied Jerusalem, which showed a state of security alert among the occupation forces, and the clips showed the spread of the occupation forces in the alleys of the Jerusalem neighborhood and the presence of groups of settlers moving provocatively under the protection of the soldiers.
On the other hand, the United Nations Middle East envoy, Tor Wencesland, urged Israel and Hamas to “avoid provocations and show restraint” in a tweet, in order to consolidate the ceasefire in force since May 21 between Israel and the resistance factions in Gaza.
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On the other hand, Hamas warned of a new confrontation with Israel in the event that the march that was originally scheduled for Thursday, before the organizers announced its cancellation, was kept. The day before yesterday, Monday, Khalil al-Haya, deputy head of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, warned Israel against a renewed military confrontation if the settlers’ march approached “Al-Quds (East) and Al-Aqsa Mosque.”
Palestinian Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh said that “the steadfastness of Jerusalemites and their bond in their homes and neighborhoods, and in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, led the occupation authorities to prevent the organization of the march of the colonists’ flags in the streets of the Old City.”