Israel risks diplomatic row by deporting Palestinian lawyer to France

Salah Hammouri talks with the press as he arrives at Charles de Gaulle Airport (Lewis Joly/AP/PA)

Israel said it has deported a Palestinian lawyer and activist to France, claiming he has ties to a banned militant group, despite objections from the French government.

The expulsion of Salah Hammouri underscored the fragile status of Palestinians in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, where most hold revocable residency rights but are not Israeli citizens.