UN chief ‘gravely concerned’ at Israeli settler violence in West Bank

A man checks a burnt tractor following an attack by Israeli settlers in the Palestinian village of Jinsafut in the north of the occupied West Bank on Jan. 21, 2025. (AFP)
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  • Israel earlier announced expanded military operations in the occupied Palestinian territory

GENEVA: The UN chief voiced alarm Monday at rising violence by Israeli settlers in the West Bank and calls for annexation after Israel announced expanded military operations in the occupied Palestinian territory.
“I am gravely concerned by the rising violence in the occupied West Bank by Israeli settlers and other violations, as well as calls for annexation,” Antonio Guterres told the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.