Rubio demands crackdown on West Bank settler violence after US journalist attacked
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington is deeply concerned by rising settler violence in the occupied West Bank and is asking Israel to increase enforcement after a Washington Post photojournalist was assaulted.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Washington is deeply disturbed by the escalating settler violence in the occupied West Bank and is demanding that Israeli authorities strengthen their enforcement efforts. In remarks to reporters before traveling to Uzbekistan, Rubio said the United States expects Israel to do more to prevent attacks perpetrated by settlers against local civilians.
The diplomatic pressure followed the viral release of video depicting several people assaulting Heidi Levine, an American photojournalist with the Washington Post. The Friday incident left Levine and at least one other individual injured during an event in which Israeli settlers were attacking Palestinian civilians.
Rubio confirmed that the U.S. State Department has officially inquired about the incident involving the journalist's assault and is awaiting a response from the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. He indicated that this response is expected to be communicated by Sunday.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Washington is deeply concerned by the escalating settler violence in the occupied West Bank and is demanding that Israeli authorities strengthen their enforcement efforts. He said the United States expects Israel to do more to prevent attacks perpetrated by settlers against local civilians.
confirmedThe diplomatic pressure followed the viral release of video depicting several people assaulting Heidi Levine, an American photojournalist with the Washington Post. The Friday incident left Levine and at least one other individual injured during an event in which Israeli settlers were attacking Palestinian civilians.
confirmedThe U.S. State Department has officially inquired about the incident involving the journalist's assault and is awaiting a response from the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. The response is expected to be communicated by Sunday.
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