Israel/Palestinian Territories – Settler attack on Palestinians in the West Bank (15 August 2024)

France strongly condemns yesterday’s settler attack in the West Bank village of Jit, in which several Palestinian civilians were killed and injured.

The recurrence and violence of these attacks, which has only increased, reflects the climate of impunity in which such violent settler actions occur. France calls on Israel to immediately take all necessary measures to protect the Palestinian population and prosecute the perpetrators of these appalling crimes. France has adopted sanctions against Israeli settlers who have been guilty of violence against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank. It will continue to do so and will work to do the same at the EU level, until such actions stop.