Following the most recent Israeli raid that left six people dead, the UN envoy for Middle East peace, Tor Wennesland, made a statement on Wednesday pleading with Israel and the Palestinians to put an end to the growing violence in the occupied West Bank. Wennesland emphasised the need to break the cycle of violence in progress and urged all parties to exercise restraint, refrain from provocative behaviour, incitement, and inflammatory speech in accordance with a recent Security Council resolution. Six Palestinians were slain during the Israeli raid in Jenin, a contentious city in the northern West Bank, including a Hamas member who was suspected of killing two Israeli settlers in February.
UN Expresses Alarm Over Escalating Violence in West Bank Following Israeli Raid
