Human Rights Watch has said that international action is needed to end the Israeli government’s role in escalating reprisals across the occupied West Bank, following deadly settler attacks on the village of Tal near Nablus on Friday.
– “The Israeli government didn’t prevent the settler attacks on Tal village, so now it needs to stop settler reprisals and escalating military action that will make a bad situation worse,” Sarah Sanbar, HRW Israel and Palestine researcher, said in a statement.
– “Years of lawlessness and impunity for attacks has turned the West Bank into a powder keg waiting to explode, and decisive action is urgently needed,” Sanbar added.
– “The settler violence against Tal is a reminder that if the violence is not stopped and those responsible are not held to account, escalation and further atrocities are inevitable,” Sanbar said.
– “Governments need to act urgently so that the Israeli government does not continue to act as if it has a green light to commit further atrocities.”
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