New York - The Occupied Territories: Europe and the Arabs
Tor Wensland, United Nations Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, condemned today's attack by Israeli settlers on Palestinians and their property in the town of Huwwara in the occupied West Bank.
Wensland expressed his outrage at the continued incitement, provocation and impunity for these violent crimes.
He stated, in a press statement, that "a Palestinian was shot dead during clashes between Palestinians, Israeli settlers, and Israeli security forces."
He stressed the need for Israel to ensure the protection of civilians and hold perpetrators accountable.
He called on leaders to act now to reduce tensions, hold perpetrators accountable, and stop the cycle of violence
On Friday, a young Palestinian man was injured by Israeli occupation forces’ bullets in the town of Al-Eizariya, east of occupied Jerusalem.
Palestinian sources in the occupied city said that confrontations broke out between occupation soldiers and young men near the town's cemetery, during which the occupation soldiers fired live and metal bullets and tear and sound poison gas bombs towards Palestinian citizens. A young man was injured by live bullets, and his injuries were described as moderate, and dozens of others suffered from suffocation.