RAMALLAH, 15 June, 2021 (TON): The Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye urged the new Israeli government to start putting an end to the occupation and recognize the Palestinian people's legitimate rights.

On Monday, while at a meeting of the cabinet, the PM said, "What is needed from the new Israeli government is to start acting on ending the occupation and settlement in Palestine."

He added that the new Israeli government headed by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will have no future if it doesn't recognize the Palestinians' future.

Meanwhile, Ishtaye warned the "serious consequences that would be resulted from the Israeli occupation's authorities to allow the right-wing extremists to participate in the flag march in Jerusalem on Tuesday".

"Organising the flag march in East Jerusalem is a provocation to the Palestinian people and aggression on the city and our holy places," he said, adding that "the international community has to intervene to stop it".

The mounted conflict over the West Bank and the Gaza Strip had beem [ut to an end after the Egypt brokered a ceasefire on 21 May.