Iran Press/ Middle East: During the monthly UN Security Council meeting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, The UN's special envoy for the Middle East, Tor Wennesland, called on Israel to cease the advancement of all settlement activity immediately.
UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland warned Tuesday that the violence in West Bank may escalate.
The past two weeks have seen an alarming spike in violence across the northern and central occupied West Bank, leading to numerous Palestinian and Israeli casualties, he told the Security Council.
“I remain deeply troubled by the relentless expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including east of al-Quds , that fuels violence and is impeding access by Palestinians to their land and resources, reshaping the geography of the occupied West Bank and threatening the viability of a future Palestinian state,” said Wennesland.
Earlier this month, Israel approved legislation to speed up the construction of settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Weeks of violence have followed the announcement, with Israel launching a raid in the West Bank city of Jenin.
Also, Israeli settlers engaged in rampages in a number of Palestinian towns and villages, drawing international condemnation. 219
