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EU and 12 countries warn of Palestinian displacement in West Bank amid ‘impunity'
Twelve countries and the European Union issued a joint press statement on Wednesday in "strong solidarity with the Palestinian community of Mughayir a-Deir", an occupied West Bank village whose residents have fled due to settler violence amid a "prevailing climate of impunity".
The United Kingdom, France, Germany and Canada were among the countries that joined the statement, calling on Israel to "respect its obligations under international law" and urging Israeli authorities to dismantle the settler outpost and ensure the return of the displaced residents.
The statement said Mughayir a-Deir is part of a "broader pattern of displacement" in the West Bank, "where a coercive environment marked by repeated settler violence, movement restrictions, land confiscation, demolitions and inadequate access to essential services is making life untenable and pushing communities to leave".
Joint statement on the situation in Mughayir A-Deir 👇
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