WORLD 25/02/21 Palestine condemns Netanyahu’s West Bank visit

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Foreign ministry criticized the 'storming' by Israeli PM as 'an extension of Israel's aggression' 

A man removes dirt and debris piled up in front of his residence along a street destroyed by Israeli bulldozers, at the entrance of the occupied West Bank refugee camp of Tulkarem, during an ongoing Israeli military raid on Feb. 21. (Photo: AFP)

By AFP, Ramallah

Published: February 22, 2025 05:11 AM GMT

Updated: February 22, 2025 05:15 AM GMT

The Palestinian foreign ministry condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to a West Bank refugee camp on Feb. 21, accusing him of "storming" the area amid an intense military operation in the northern occupied West Bank.

In a statement, the Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ministry criticized the "storming by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu... into the northern occupied West Bank refugee camp of Tulkarem."

It called the ongoing Israeli raid "an extension of Israel's aggression against the Palestinian people, as well as a continuation of crimes involving the killing of civilians, the demolition of homes, and the imposition of forced displacement and expulsion".

Official Palestinian news agency Wafa broadcast the ministry's statement and pointed to a photo published by the prime minister's office in which Netanyahu meets with soldiers inside a house, stating the army "broke into" a camp resident's home to use as a command center.