Britain has denounced escalating occupier violence in the occupied West Bank, warning that attacks against Palestinians are rising and undermining prospects for peace.
Addressing the UN Security Council on Tuesday, Ambassador James Kariuki, the British charge d’affaires at the UN, said London “deplores such egregious acts of settler violence,” calling for urgent action to ensure accountability.
Kariuki pointed to a “deteriorating trajectory” in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, citing increasing incidents of violence, forced displacement, and illegal evictions.
According to UN data, he said, Israeli forces and occupiers killed 33 Palestinians and injured 790 others in the first months of the year alone.
“Condemnation alone is not enough,” he said, urging Israeli authorities to take “concrete steps to prevent attacks against Palestinians,” ensure the protection of civilians in line with international law, and guarantee accountability where crimes have been committed.
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He added that while the Israeli government has condemned certain incidents and launched investigations, “accountability for previous incidents has been severely lacking.”
Kariuki also warned that the pace of illegal settlement expansion in the West Bank is “unprecedented,” alongside what he described as severe economic restrictions imposed by Israel.
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