Palestinian President condemns Israel's closure of 7 NGOs

Ramallah [Palestine], August 21: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday condemned Israel's closure of seven Palestinian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the West Bank.
According to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA, Abbas made the remarks in a meeting with the NGOs representatives and directors.
On Thursday, the Israeli army stormed the West Bank city of Ramallah and closed these Palestinian NGOs.
Israel has outlawed six of these NGOs, which were labeled as "terrorist" organizations in October 2021.
Israel said that the Palestinian NGOs are linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a Palestinian left-wing group.
Al-Haq, a Palestinian human rights association, said its doors had been welded shut and plastered with an Israeli military order declaring the organization "unlawful."
"The Israeli act of closing Palestinian institutions is rejected, and we will not accept it at all," Abbas told the NGOs representatives and directors.
Abbas accused Israel of adopting a unilateral policy, adding "Israel is ignoring all agreements signed with the Palestinian sides and keeping violating international law."
"We will not accept the continuation of this policy," he said.
Abbas also told the NGOs representatives and directors that intensive communication was maintained with all parties in order to put an end to Israeli provocations against Palestinian institutions.
Source: Xinhua