Israel risks diplomatic row by deporting Palestinian lawyer to France

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.

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