'Home demolitions were a despicable crime'

Mohammad Shtayyeh, the Palestinian Authority (PA) cabinet leader, said on Sunday that Israel does not respect the signed agreements between the parties in treating all areas of Judea and Samaria as Area C (i.e. an area under Israeli security and civilian control).

In the wake of this, Shtayyeh declared that the PA would henceforth treat all areas of Judea and Samaria as Area A (i.e. an area under PA security and civilian control).