On the Foreign Scene
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Sunday, issued a stern warning instructing Jewish settlers not to grab land illegally in the occupied West Bank, after humanitarian bodies raised the alarm over a series of deadly attacks on Palestinian villagers.
Netanyahu, also repeatedly endorsed the construction of settlements approved by the government, which are considered illegal under international law.
He reiterated that calls to grab land illegally and actions of grabbing land illegally, are unacceptable to him as they undermine law and order in Judea and Samaria [West Bank] and must stop immediately.
He said that such actions will not be backed as the government will take strong action against them.
Netanyahu said they have been targeting a record number of terrorists and also building in their country on a broad scale according to approved construction plans.
The recent uptick in violence peaked on Wednesday, when Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Turmusayya in the occupied West Bank, the day after the killing of four Jewish settlers nearby, as reported by the mayor of the village.
