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US extremely concerned by levels of violence in Israel and West Bank

February 22, 2023 at 8:59 pm

U.S. State Department Spokesperson Ned Price answers the questions of the press during the daily press briefing at the State Department in Washington D.C., United States, January 9, 2023. [Celal Güneş/Anadolu Agency]

The United States is extremely concerned by the levels of violence in Israel and the West Bank and is concerned that a raid by Israeli forces there could set back efforts at restoring calm, the State Department said on Wednesday, Reuters reports.

State Department spokesman, Ned Price, told a regular press briefing that Washington recognised Israel’s security concerns, but was deeply concerned by the large number of injuries and loss of civilian life.

Israeli troops killed 10 Palestinians, including at least four gunmen and three civilians, and wounded over 100 others during a raid on the flashpoint city of Nablus in the Occupied West Bank on Wednesday, witnesses and medical officials said.

READ: Israel kills 10 Palestinians, injures a hundred in Nablus