PNN – Donald Trump’s ambassador and representative to the United Nations, Elise Stefanik, supported Israel in attacking the West Bank despite the Gaza ceasefire agreement, claiming that Israel has a “sacred right” regarding the occupied West Bank; A view that is in conflict with international laws, but is consistent with the extreme view of Israeli settlers.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, Meanwhile, Israeli settlers have been at the forefront of pressure for more control over the West Bank for decades, benefiting from direct and indirect assistance from the Israeli cabinet and security forces.
US Senator Chris Van Hollen asked Elise Stefanik about the West Bank at the meeting of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to review the qualifications of Trump’s proposed ambassador to the United Nations, to which he replied that achieving peace and security in the region will be “very difficult” with such views at the center of American foreign policy.
Donald Trump, the 47th president of the United States of America, on January 20, 2025, after his inauguration, issued orders to cancel the sanctions of the Democratic administration of Joe Biden against the extremist Israeli settlers who committed violence in the West Bank.
The United States and Qatar announced on January 15, 2025 that Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire agreement. This agreement came into effect on January 19, 2025, and its first phase will last for six weeks.
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During this phase, the implementation of the agreement will be negotiated in the second and then the third phase, but Israeli soldiers attacked the city and camp of “Jenin” in the West Bank on Tuesday, January 21, and so far four people have been killed and 35 others have been injured.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the resistance forces in the West Bank as “terrorism” and claimed: “Today we started a large and important military operation to eliminate “terrorism” in Jenin.
Netanyahu claimed: Operation Jenin is another step to achieve the goal we have set, which is to strengthen security in the West Bank.
The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas has been violated by Tel Aviv, while it was reached with the mediation of Qatar, Egypt and the United States and holding several rounds of negotiations in Cairo and Doha.
According to the Gaza ceasefire agreement, in addition to the release of Palestinian prisoners, Israel was forced to withdraw from Gaza and not prevent humanitarian aid from entering the Gaza Strip as in the past.
With the support of the United States, Israel launched a devastating war against the residents of the Gaza Strip from October 7, 2023 to January 19, 2025; As a result, in addition to massive destruction and deadly famine, more than 157,000 Palestinians, most of whom are women and children, were martyred and wounded, and more than 14,000 people went missing.