The Latest: 11 die in West Bank; clashes in east Jerusalem
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JERUSALEM (AP) The Latest on the stepped-up fighting between Israel and Gaza s militant Hamas rulers (all times local):
RAMALLAH, West Bank The number of Palestinians killed by Israel in the occupied West Bank has risen to 11.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said late Friday that one of the wounded men brought to a hospital in the territory earlier had been in critical condition and died of his injuries. This comes amid rising tensions in the West Bank signaling a new wave of violence from the Israel-Gaza confrontation.
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:10 UTC
France realises a little late that the jihadists who have carried out attacks on its soil and others who are preparing new ones are supported by foreign states, military allies within NATO. The refusal to draw conclusions in terms of foreign policy makes the bill to combat Islamism of little use.
One month before the attacks in Paris-Saint Denis, President Erdoğan held an election meeting at the German-French border, in Strasbourg, as if he were at home. The crowd shouted: We are your soldiers. You are our commander.President Emmanuel Macron and the government of Jean Castex drafted a bill to combat the political instrumentation of the Muslim faith. This text is currently being discussed in Parliament.
UNHCR Update Libya (5 February 2021) [EN/AR]
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Population movement
Within the last 48 hours some 700 people have been brought back and disembarked in Tripoli by Libyan coastal authorities, in four separate operations. UNHCR and its partner, the International Rescue Committee, were present at the disembarkation points to provide urgent medical assistance and core relief items before individuals were transferred to detention centres by the Libyan authorities. With these latest disembarkations as of 4 February, 1,171 refugees and migrants have been registered in 2021 as rescued/intercepted at sea and disembarked in Libya.
UNHCR response
Provision of assistance to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Libya is a crucial activity for UNHCR. On 4 February, UNHCR and LibAid distributed winter items to 464 Libyans displaced at Atib and Souq Alahad IDP settlements, near Tarhuna town (65 km southeast of Tripoli). Items included blankets, seasonal clothes, solar lamps and hygiene kit