The UN human rights office has called on Israeli security forces to immediately end their active participation in and support for attacks by Jewish settlers on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
The statement follows a wave of settler attacks on Palestinian towns and villages in the West Bank, triggered by the weekend killing of a 14-year-old Israeli boy in what authorities said was an anti-Israel attack.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said seven Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces or settlers since the attacks began on Friday and 75 have been wounded. Israeli authorities have urged people not to resort to vigilante attacks as tensions soar. But rights groups have long accused Israeli forces of routinely ignoring settler attacks or even taking part in them.
Source: AlJazeera
