Israeli raids aim to fully ‘reoccupy’ the West Bank: PNI Secretary General

Mustafa Barghouti, the general secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative, has said the growing raids in the West Bank is Israel’s attempt to reoccupy the territory “completely”.

“They are marginalising the Palestinian Authority, depriving it of all its authorities. There is no security control by the Palestinian Authority because the Israeli army invades all cities, all [of] Area A that was supposed to be under the Palestinian Authority,” Barghouti told Al Jazeera.

“This is a clear message from Netanyahu, he’s saying there’s no place any more for any independent Palestinian authority here. He’s reoccupying the West Bank as he is trying to reoccupy Gaza.”

Barghouti added that despite the Israeli claims that its raids are to fight against “terrorism” in the occupied West Bank, the real goal is to “provoke an intifada [uprising]”.

“Netanyahu knows very well if he leaves his position as prime minister he will go to jail. This man wants to extend the war in Gaza, to expand it, to continue it as long as possible. He wants to open the northern front as well, and he wants a third front in the West Bank,” he said.

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