LONDON: Israeli authorities issued a six-month ban on Ashraf Al-Awar, the Palestinian Authority’s minister for Jerusalem affairs, preventing him from entering the occupied West Bank.
The ministry said on Thursday that Israeli authorities issued Al-Awar a ban decision after summoning him for interrogation at the Al-Maskubiya detention center in Jerusalem.
He has 72 hours to appeal the decision, which is part of Israeli policy targeting Palestinian leaders from Jerusalem and restricting the work of national institutions in the city, according to the ministry.
In early 2025, Israel banned Al-Awar from entering the West Bank for six months.
