Two martyrs and injuries in the West Bank, and a call to the International Criminal Court to work "seriously" on the Palestinian issue

A Palestinian human rights center called on the International Criminal Court to "work seriously on the Palestinian situation." On Tuesday, two Palestinians were killed and a third was wounded by Israeli army bullets, claiming they were attempting to carry out an attack on one of its positions in the northern West Bank.

On Tuesday, two Palestinians were killed and a third was wounded by Israeli army bullets, claiming they were attempting to carry out an attack on one of its positions in the northern West Bank.

The army said in a statement that a Palestinian cell fired from inside a speeding car at a site belonging to it near the "Alon Moreh" settlement, east of Nablus. He added, "A military force, which was taking preemptive activity near the place, fired at the car and managed to neutralize two armed terrorists."

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said in a tweet on his Twitter account that the army soldiers prevented, by killing two members of the Palestinian cell, an attack on Israeli civilians, without details.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a statement that "one injured by live bullets from the occupation in the shoulder arrived at the Rafidia Governmental Hospital from the town of Deir al-Hatab, near Nablus."

In a related context, a Palestinian human rights center called on Tuesday, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, to "work seriously on the Palestinian situation," the day after the death of a young boy in the city of Jericho, by Israeli bullets.

This came in a statement published by the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (non-governmental), in response to the death of the young boy, Muhammad Fayez Awadat, on Monday, by the Israeli army.

The center said that "the crime committed by Israel by killing a Palestinian child and injuring 3 other civilians in Jericho, is among the war crimes and murders resulting from the excessive use of force."

On Monday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced the death of a Palestinian and the wounding of others by Israeli army bullets, during its raid on the Aqabat Jaber camp in Jericho. Eyewitnesses said that an Israeli military force stormed Aqabat Jaber camp and closed its entrances, which led to clashes with the Palestinians.

According to the center's investigations, "the child Muhammad Fayez Awadat (17 years old) came forward during the army's raid into Aqabat Jaber camp, with stones in his hand to throw at the soldiers, and he was 50-60 meters away from them."

He continued: "One of the soldiers shot him in the chest and he fell on the ground. As soon as he fell, the soldiers continued shooting at him, hitting him with three more bullets in the abdomen, loin and front of the head."

The Center called on the international community to "take immediate action to stop the occupation's crimes and double standards in the application of international law," calling on the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to "work seriously on the Palestinian situation."

Until 13:25 GMT, there was no comment from the Israeli authorities regarding the death of the Palestinian boy.

For months, tension has been escalating throughout the occupied West Bank, amid repeated Israeli military raids on Palestinian towns and camps, under the pretext of searching for "wanted persons".

Lapid questions the success of the "judicial reform" negotiations and warns of a danger to Israel

The head of the Israeli opposition, Yair Lapid, questioned the success of the negotiations with the government coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu on the plan to reform the judiciary, considering that if the plan is passed without understandings, "the danger to the state will be enormous."

The head of the Israeli opposition, Yair Lapid, told the head of the largest Jewish organization in the United States and Canada on Tuesday that it is not known whether negotiations with the government coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu on the plan to reform the judiciary will succeed, warning of a "colossal danger" threatening his country.

This came in a meeting in New York with Lapid and Julie Platt, head of the Jewish Federations of North America, according to the Hebrew newspaper Yediot Ahronot.

During the meeting, Lapid touched on the talks that took place between the opposition and the government coalition at President Isaac Herzog's house about the judicial reform plan.

Lapid told his host: "Israel is at a crucial moment, and it is not known whether the talks will succeed."

And he continued, "If they (in the Netanyahu government) try to pass the judicial coup without understandings, the danger to the state will be enormous."

Netanyahu called on the organization to intervene, saying, "Israel is your home. This is the time for you to intervene."

And he considered that the Netanyahu government "is the most extremist in the history of Israel," stressing that it is "harmful to security, the economy, cohesion, and relations with the Jews of the diaspora."

During the meeting, Lapid stressed "the importance of shared democratic values ​​between Israel and the United States," and said, "American Jews cannot abandon Israel."

For her part, the President of the Jewish Federations of North America said, "It is important to find common ground despite the deep and difficult differences of opinion in Israel. Each side must do everything to reach a compromise."

On Monday, Lapid arrived in the United States on a working visit during which he will hold meetings with heads of Jewish organizations and members of the US Congress, including Chairman of the Constitution Committee Jerry Nadler, according to the Hebrew "Walla" website.

On Monday, the Israeli president hosted a negotiating meeting between representatives of the government coalition and the opposition, as part of his efforts to reach understandings on the controversial "judicial reform" plan.

The talks dealt with "building the framework for the continuation of negotiations that will continue after Easter (5-12 April), when the two sides meet to discuss key issues in several focused days with the aim of trying to reach broad understandings," according to a statement by Herzog's office.

Opposition leaders, most notably Lapid, say that the plan in its current form marks the "end of democracy" and the beginning of a "dictatorial era" in Israel, and describe it as an "authoritarian coup," while Netanyahu asserts that it aims to restore balance between powers (judicial, executive, and legislative).

Under the weight of strikes and mass demonstrations, Netanyahu announced, on March 27, the suspension of his plan until the summer session of the Knesset (parliament), which begins on April 30 and lasts for 3 months, until a dialogue with the opposition, but he said he would not abandon it.

The controversial plan limits the powers of the Supreme Court (the highest judicial body), and gives the government coalition control over the judge appointment committee.

Netanyahu decides to stop the settlers' storming of Al-Aqsa and Ben Gvir considers it a "grave mistake"

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to stop settler incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque until the end of Ramadan, while National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir considered the decision "a grave mistake that will not bring calm, but may lead to an escalation of the situation."

On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to stop settler incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque until the end of Ramadan, which the extremist National Security Minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, considered "a grave mistake that will not bring calm."

A statement from Netanyahu's office said: "The prime minister, defense minister (Yav Gallant) and national security minister completed a comprehensive assessment of the situation with the heads of the security branches that touched on the security situation in Israel, including Judea and Samaria (the biblical name for the West Bank), Jerusalem and the Temple Mount (Al-Aqsa Mosque)." .

He added, "The prime minister and the ministers directed to invest all necessary operational forces to protect the (Jewish) worshipers who will reach the Western Wall (Al-Buraq / adjacent to Al-Aqsa Mosque) and the roads leading to it," on Wednesday to celebrate the end of Easter.

According to the same source, it was decided to prevent Jewish visitors and tourists from entering the Temple Mount until the end of Ramadan, "based on the unanimous recommendation of the Minister of Defense, the Chief of Staff (Herzi Halevi), the head of the Shin Bet (Ronen Bar) and the police chief (Yakov Shabtai)."

For his part, Ben Gvir considered in a statement, "The prime minister's decision is a grave mistake that will not bring calm, but may only lead to an escalation of the situation."

He added that the absence of Jews in Al-Aqsa Mosque "will reduce the remaining police force in the place, which will create fertile ground for huge demonstrations to incite the killing of Jews, and even the scenario of throwing stones at Jewish worshipers at the Western Wall."

Earlier on Tuesday, 788 Israeli settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque, under heavy police guard, on the occasion of the Jewish holiday of Passover.

And last week, settlement groups called for large-scale storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque on the occasion of Easter, which continues until tomorrow, Wednesday.

The city of Jerusalem has been witnessing tension since the beginning of last week, in the wake of the Israeli police storming Al-Aqsa Mosque at night, and assaulting worshipers inside it with beatings, stun grenades and tear gas, and preventing them from performing i'tikaaf in it.

The repeated incursions into Al-Aqsa led to tension and clashes throughout the Palestinian territories and the Arab regions of Israel, in addition to the firing of rockets from Lebanon, Gaza and Syria.