West Bank & Jerusalem
Britain condemns settler attacks on Palestinians in West Bank
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Britain's new Middle East minister, Stephen Doughty, condemned escalating settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, describing the violence as terrorism that must stop, Shehab Wire reported. Doughty characterized the assaults as acts of violence and terror targeting Palestinians and their land, calling for an immediate halt to the campaign of aggression.
The statement represents a direct criticism from London of settler conduct in the disputed territory, where Israeli settlements and Palestinian communities coexist amid decades of conflict. Settler violence in the West Bank has intensified in recent periods, with Palestinians reporting growing numbers of incidents involving property damage, physical assault, and intimidation by residents of Israeli settlements built on occupied Palestinian land.
