UN rights chief ringing ‘loudest possible alarm’ over West Bank

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UN rights chief Volker Turk has said he was ringing the loudest possible alarm bell over the “potentially explosive” situation in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

“I am deeply concerned about the intensification of violence and severe discrimination against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem,” Turk told a briefing of UN member states.

“In my view, this creates a potentially explosive situation, and I want to be clear: we are well beyond the level of early warning. I am ringing the loudest possible alarm bell about the occupied West Bank,” he said.

A body lies on the ground as Israeli officers secure the scene after an attack by gunmen on a checkpoint guarding the access to road tunnels linking the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem on November 16, 2023. — AFP
A body lies on the ground as Israeli officers secure the scene after an attack by gunmen on a checkpoint guarding the access to road tunnels linking the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem on November 16, 2023. — AFP

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