Israeli Security Forces Must End Role In West Bank Violence, Says UN
The Guardian|April 17, 2024
The United Nations has voiced grave concern over escalating violence in the West Bank, demanding that Israeli security forces “immediately” stop supporting settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied territory.
Peter Beaumont
Israeli Security Forces Must End Role In West Bank Violence, Says UN

The statement from the UN’s human rights office was issued hours after two Palestinian men were killed by Israeli settlers in a village south of Nablus , in the north of the West Bank, in the latest attack involving settlers in the increasingly tense territory.

Palestinians said the incident took place after a clash when settlers entered Palestinian-owned land and assaulted residents, while settlers said it began with an assault on a Jewish person.

Tensions in the West Bank have escalated sharply since the killing of a 14-year -old boy from a settler family at the weekend .

Monday’s violence brought to eight the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces or armed settlers since Friday, as Palestinian authorities reported increased settler rampages across the West Bank.

Witnesses and video suggest Israeli forces have been standing by at some of the incidents.

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