What to remember from Monday, February 5

The head of French diplomacy predicted that Israeli “colonial violence” in the occupied West Bank “must stop” after a meeting in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

On a trip to the Middle East, Foreign Minister Stéphane Sejourne met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, February 5, and assured that there is no “In any case of forcible displacement of Palestinians, neither outside Gaza nor outside the West Bank”. The Israeli leader told him he wanted to “Total Victory” Israeli army in the Gaza Strip.

Stéphane Sejour met the Prime Minister of Israel

The head of French diplomacy made the estimate on Monday “Colonial Violence” Israelis were in the occupied West Bank “Shut it down”, After a meeting in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“There can be no forced displacement of Palestinians under any circumstances, neither out of Gaza nor out of the West Bank,” Stefan Sjörnen, who is on a Middle East tour to try to force a ceasefire in the fighting between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip, added.

“The future of the Gaza Strip is inseparable from the future of the West Bank, we must prepare for this future by supporting the Palestinian Authority. It must renew itself and reorganize itself as soon as possible in the Gaza Strip,” He guessed.

Benjamin Netanyahu wants “total victory”.

The Prime Minister of Israel speculated that a “Total victory“The Israeli army in the Gaza Strip will wear it “fatal blow” To the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, but also to Iran and its allies.

“Total victory is essential because it guarantees Israel’s security. (…) Total victory will deal a fatal blow to the ‘axis of evil’ which is Iran, Hezbollah, the Houthis and of course Hamas”Benjamin Netanyahu continued, according to comments recorded by his cabinet after a meeting with the military.

In the absence of victory, he further asserted, “Displaced (Israel) Won’t come back (at his house). The next carnage will only be a matter of time and Iran, Hezbollah and others will party here and destroy the Middle East.

Olaf Scholz says two-state formula ‘only permanent solution’

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reaffirmed in a telephone interview with Benjamin Netanyahu that the implementation of a two-state solution is a condition for lasting peace in the Middle East.

“Only a negotiated two-state solution will open the possibility of a permanent solution to the Middle East conflict. This should be true for Gaza and the West Bank.” German Chancellor declared, called for “Central Role” for one “Reformed Palestinian Authority”, According to a press release from the Chancellery.

The Israeli government has refused to discuss a “two-state solution”, angering the international community, and Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly reaffirmed his opposition. “Palestinian Sovereignty”.

The UN chief appoints an independent committee to evaluate UNRWA

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the formation of an independent committee to assess it “Neutrality” The UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) and its operations following allegations against many of its staff.

The evaluation group will be led by former French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, together with three research centers (the Raoul Wallenberg Institute in Sweden, the Kr. Michelsen Institute in Norway, and the Danish Institute for Human Rights). .

URRWA has been at the center of controversy since Israel accused 12 of its 30,000 regional employees of involvement in the October 7 attack by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. In response, a dozen countries, including major donors such as the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom and Sweden, announced they were suspending their funding to the agency, which said last week it was under threat of shutting down its activities.By the end of February”.