‘Hebron Emirate’ new Israeli scheme to divide occupied West Bank – Middle East Monitor

As Israel continues its campaign of mass killing in Gaza, it is simultaneously advancing plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, moving to establish an administrative area in Hebron separate from Palestinian Authority control, Anadolu reports.

With nearly one million residents, roughly one-third of the West Bank population, Hebron is a major commercial and industrial hub in the occupied territory.

The Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron’s Old City, under Israeli…