In the occupied West Bank, Benjamin Netanyahu condemned violence carried out by “a handful of Israeli extremists”

The Israeli prime minister spoke on Monday following an attack on a Palestinian village, Jabaa, near Bethlehem.

As the number of new Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank reaches a record since coming to power, Benjamin Netanyahu condemn violence a “a handful of extremists” not representative, he argued, of the settlers living in the region. This statement appeared on Monday, November 17, after the attack on a Palestinian village. The Israeli army said it intervened to try to arrest the suspect after receiving information about the raid “several dozen Israeli civilians burned and damaged houses and vehicles.”

The attack on the village of Jabaa, near Bethlehem, was also condemned by the opposition leader, Yaïr Lapid, as “new stage in escalation of violence” led by “a cruel criminal (Which one) This is the time to take action with the greatest decisiveness.”. The leader of the left-wing Democratic Party coalition, Yaïr Golan, regretted a “Jewish terrorism (…) is out of control”.

“I take very seriously the unrest sparked by a handful of extremists who do not represent settlers in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank, editor’s note) and who are trying to take the law into their own hands”continued Benjamin Netanyahu in his press release. “I intend to handle this matter personally and summon the relevant ministers as soon as possible to respond to this serious phenomenon.”he said.