Amman, July 25 (Petra) –Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned the Israeli escalating settler terrorism against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

The ministry cited the most recent attacks that targeted several villages, during which Israeli settlers burnt homes, agricultural lands, and vehicles, uprooted numerous trees, and assaulted Palestinians.

In a statement Saturday, the ministry's official spokesperson, Fouad Majali, affirmed the Kingdom's "absolute" rejection of these reprehensible attacks perpetrated by Israeli settlers.

He stated these attacks reflect the extremist policies of the Israeli government and its illegal measures in the occupied West Bank, which fuel extremism and violence against the Palestinian people and undermine chances of achieving peace based on the two-state solution.

Majali also held Israel, the occupying power, accountable for these attacks.

As for the required action to stop this escalation, Majali urged the international community to assume its legal and moral responsibilities, and compel Israel, the occupying power, to stop settler attacks, hold perpetrators of crimes accountable and ensure justice.

In this context, he called for fulfilling the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people to establish their independent and sovereign state on the June 4, 1967 lines with East Jerusalem as its capital, as the sole way to achieve a just and comprehensive peace that guarantees security and stability in the region.

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