Five Palestinians have been shot dead in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestinian authorities said on Tuesday.
There were reports of four separate incidents involving fatalities, one near the village of Beit Ummar, near the West Bank city of Hebron, and two near Ramallah, in the villages of Kafr Ein and Al Mughayir. The Palestinian Authority’s Health Ministry confirmed the men's death.
The Israeli army said its vehicles had come under attack near Beit Ummar and had returned fire. Palestinian officials reported seven people were injured in the incident.
In a separate incident near the Israeli West Bank settlement of Kokhav Ya'akov, a man was shot dead after driving his car into a woman, who was seriously injured, at a checkpoint. Magen David Adom, Israel's emergency service, confirmed the death of the man, as said the woman was in hospital.
The army later shot a man it said tried to hurl a firebomb towards soldiers in Al Mughayir. His death was confirmed by the Palestinian health ministry on Tuesday evening.
Palestinian towns in the West Bank have been the scene of intensified raids by Israel since Palestinians carried out several street attacks in its cities in March.
The worsening violence comes as the incoming government of Benjamin Netanyahu is set to appoint Itamar Ben-Gvir in a new role of national security minister, which would entail overseeing Israeli police operations in the occupied West Bank.
Mr Ben-Gvir has a history of far-right extremist views, having been a member of Kach, a US and Israeli-designated terrorist group that was linked to the massacre of 29 worshippers at the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron in 1994.
He has since claimed his views have moderated, saying that he no longer wants to deport Israeli-Arabs and that he has “grown up”.
But he was widely criticised this month for attending a memorial service for Kach founder Meir Kahane, an ultranationalist Rabbi who was charged with attempting to blow up the Iraqi embassy in Washington DC, before being assassinated in 1990.
On Tuesday, Israeli publication Haaretz reported Mr Ben-Gvir intended to appoint far-right agitator Chanamel Dorfman to a senior position in his National Security Ministry. Mr Dorfman has been accused of instigating violence in the West Bank, including against the Israeli Defence Forces, Haaretz reported.
More than 138 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli-Palestinian fighting in the West Bank and East Jerusalem this year, making it the deadliest year in the area since 2006. The Israeli army said most of the Palestinians killed had been militants. But stone-throwing youths protesting against Israeli army incursions and others not involved in confrontations have also been killed.
Israel captured the West Bank in the 1967 war, along with East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. The Palestinians seek those territories for their independent state.
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- Individuals must register on UAE Drone app or website using their UAE Pass
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- Upload the training certificate from a centre accredited by the GCAA
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- Ensure maximum flying height of 400 feet (122 metres) above ground level is not crossed
- Users must avoid flying over restricted areas listed on the UAE Drone app
- Only fly the drone during the day, and never at night
- Should have a live feed of the drone flight
- Drones must weigh 5 kg or less
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Micro-retirement is not a recognised concept or employment status under Federal Decree Law No. 33 of 2021 on the Regulation of Labour Relations (as amended) (UAE Labour Law). As such, it reflects a voluntary work-life balance practice, rather than a recognised legal employment category, according to Dilini Loku, senior associate for law firm Gateley Middle East.
“Some companies may offer formal sabbatical policies or career break programmes; however, beyond such arrangements, there is no automatic right or statutory entitlement to extended breaks,” she explains.
“Any leave taken beyond statutory entitlements, such as annual leave, is typically regarded as unpaid leave in accordance with Article 33 of the UAE Labour Law. While employees may legally take unpaid leave, such requests are subject to the employer’s discretion and require approval.”
If an employee resigns to pursue micro-retirement, the employment contract is terminated, and the employer is under no legal obligation to rehire the employee in the future unless specific contractual agreements are in place (such as return-to-work arrangements), which are generally uncommon, Ms Loku adds.
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- Over 500 Gazans have been evacuated to France since November 2023
- Evacuations were paused after a student already in France posted anti-Semitic content and was subsequently expelled to Qatar
- The Foreign Ministry launched a review to determine how authorities failed to detect the posts before her entry
- Artists and researchers fall under a programme called Pause that began in 2017
- It has benefited more than 700 people from 44 countries, including Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Sudan
- Since the start of the Gaza war, it has also included 45 Gazan beneficiaries
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