Situation in the West Bank ‘alarming and urgent’: UN

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The situation in the occupied West Bank is “alarming and urgent”, the United Nations said, noting in particular the violence carried out by Israeli settlers against the Palestinian population, AFP reports.

While much attention has been focused on the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, “the situation in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, is alarming and urgent”, UN human rights office spokeswoman Elizabeth Throssell told a briefing in Geneva.

Palestinians drive vehicles along a damaged road, in the aftermath of an Israeli raid, in Jenin refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank — Reuters
Palestinians drive vehicles along a damaged road, in the aftermath of an Israeli raid, in Jenin refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank — Reuters

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