UN demands Israeli forces end support of settler attacks in West Bank
Al Jazeera
UN spokesperson says Israel has a duty to protect Palestinians from settler attacks, which have been on the rise.
The United Nations human rights office has called on Israel to halt its support of attacks by settlers in the occupied West Bank.
The call on Tuesday came a day after Israeli settlers shot dead two Palestinians in the West Bank following the killing of a Palestinian teenager during a military raid.
Separately on Saturday, dozens of settlers stormed the village of al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah, killing one Palestinian and wounding at least 25 others after a 14-year-old Israeli settler went missing.
Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said, “Israel, as the occupying power, must take all measures in its power to restore, and ensure, as far as possible, public order and safety in the occupied West Bank.”
“This obligation includes protecting Palestinians from settler attacks, and ending unlawful use of force against Palestinians by the Israeli Security Forces,” she said.
