On Thursday dawn, 18 August 2022, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) raided and closed 7 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Ramallah, and confiscated some of its contents. The decision came few hours after the announcement of Israeli Defense Minister, Benny Gantz, 3 CSOs: Bisan Center for Research and Development, the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees (UPWC), and Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association as “terrorist organizations”, for allegedly funding the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). The decision was made after an appeal submitted by these organizations against a previous decision issued last October labeling 6 CSOs as terrorist organization was rejected.
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights Condemns and Demands International Community to Intervene Promptly after Israeli Occupation Forces Shut Down 7 CSOs in Ramallah
