Israeli occupation forces close seven CSOs in Ramallah

RAMALLAH, Aug 18 (KUNA) -- Israeli forces on Thursday raided and shut down headquarters of seven Palestinian human rights and civil society organizations (CSO) in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah.
Condemned by the Arab League and the Palestinian presidency, the operation; according to local sources, involved heavily armed soldiers who stormed offices of the organizations: Al-Haq, Addameer, the Bisan Center for Research and Development, Defense for Children International Palestine (DCI-Palestine), the Union of Agricultural Work Committees, the Union of Health Work Committees and the Union of Palestinian Women.
In October 2021, Israel declared Addameer, Al-Haq and Bisan, along with Defense for Children International-Palestine, the Union of Palestinian Women's Committees and the Union of Agricultural Work Committees as "terrorist organizations".
The declaration, which accused the groups of militant links, was met with criticism from both the UN and human rights organizations. (end) nq.bb