Jordan condemns Israeli settlers' ‘terror attacks' on Palestinian villages in West Bank
LONDON: Jordan on Thursday condemned 'terror attacks' by Israeli settlers that resulted in the killing of four Palestinians in two towns in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs blamed the Israeli forces for the settlers' 'terrorist attacks' in the village of Kafr Malik, where three Palestinians were killed by soldiers and several others injured during clashes between residents and settlers.
Sufian Qudah, the foreign ministry spokesman, said Jordan 'rejects these attacks and the escalation of settler terrorism against the Palestinian people.'
He said that Israeli government policies incite violence against Palestinians and give settlers 'the impunity' to carry out 'more crimes against the Palestinian people.'
He reaffirmed Jordan's call for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and an end to the ongoing Israeli attacks on the coastal enclave since late 2023.
On Wednesday, four Palestinians were killed in two separate incidents in the occupied West Bank, including three in the village of Kafr Malik and a 15-year-old boy, Rayan Tamer Houshiyeh, who was shot by Israeli troops in Al-Yamoun, northwest of Jenin.
In a separate incident, 13-year-old Ammar Mutaz Hamayel succumbed to his injuries on Monday after being shot by Israeli forces. Hamayel was from Kafr Malik, which has a population of about 2,500 Palestinians. The village is 17 kilometers northeast of Ramallah and is surrounded by the Israeli settlement of Kokhav HaShahar.
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