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After pressure from White House ahead of Biden visit, Tom Nides says move to expand West Bank Palestinians’ travel access ‘will make a real difference in people’s lives’
Amy Spiro is a reporter and writer with The Times of Israel.
The Times of Israel is liveblogging Wednesday’s events as they unfold.
At least 2 reported killed in Iranian strikes on Iraqi Kurdistan
Two people are killed in Iranian cross-border strikes against military bases in Iraqi Kurdistan belonging to the Kurdish Democratic Party of Iran, the KDPI says.
“The forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran attacked the bases and headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran with missiles and drones” in Koysinjaq, east of Arbil, the KDPI, which operates rear bases in Iraqi Kurdistan, announces in a statement. “Two people have been killed, while several peshmergas have been wounded,” it says, referring to fighters.
Israeli nuclear chief tells IAEA: Iran is ‘leading factor’ in Mideast instability
Israel’s nuclear chief tells the International Atomic Energy Agency conference that Iran is “the leading factor” in instability in the Middle East, and that Israel will not accept Tehran obtaining a nuclear weapon.
“The ongoing unrest in the Middle East is a threat to peace and security worldwide, and requires the attention of all member states,” says Brig. Gen. (ret.) Moshe Edri, head of Israel’s Atomic Energy Commission. “One country is the leading factor in the instability of the region.”
In his address to the nuclear watchdog’s general assembly in Vienna, Edri reminds the body that Iran “has continuously failed to provide credible explanations, or clarifications, regarding the nature of these past activities, and continues to deceive the Agency and the international community concerning its clandestine nuclear activities.”
Allenby crossing to stay open 24/7 starting next month, says US envoy
The Allenby crossing between the West Bank and Jordan will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week starting October 24, according to US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides.
The move is one that US President Joe Biden heavily pushed for ahead of his visit to the region in July, in order to ease travel restrictions on West Bank Palestinians.
“It’s worth the investment to get to 24/7 access & will make a real difference in people’s lives!” Nides tweets.
Nides tweets that the crossing will be open 24/7 for a “pilot period” beginning a month from now, though the US administration had wanted it to start by the end of September.
Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli said at the time that her ministry was committed to the effort, but that a manpower shortage made meeting that deadline unlikely.
