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Israel seals Palestinian rights groups offices it labelled terrorist

Israel raided the offices of several Palestinian advocacy groups it had previously designated as terrorist organisations, sealing entrance doors and leaving notices declaring them closed

Israeli security forces patrol the area next to Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site and the compound that houses Al-Aqsa Mosque (Photo: Reuters)

Israel raided the offices of several Palestinian advocacy groups it had previously designated as terrorist organisations

AP Ramallah

Israel raided the offices of several Palestinian advocacy groups it had previously designated as terrorist organisations, sealing entrance doors and leaving notices declaring them closed, the groups said Thursday.

Israel has claimed some of these groups had ties to the militant Palestinian Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a claim the groups denied.

Rights defenders have described Israel's moves against the groups as part of a decades-long crackdown on political activist in the occupied territories.

Most of the targeted organisations document alleged human rights violations by Israel as well as the Palestinian Authority, both of which routinely detain Palestinian activists.

 

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First Published: Aug 18 2022 | 3:05 PM IST

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