RAMALLAH, December 26, 2009 (WAFA)- The Palestinian Presidency and Prime Minister’s office condemned, today, the “crime committed by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in Nablus and on Beit Hanoun Crossing,” which killed 6 Palestinians this morning.

Presidency spokesperson Nabil Abu Rdeina, said that the Israeli escalation in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and its return to the assassination policy and random killing with feeble pretexts reveals that the occupation government has decided to destroy the security and stability of the Palestinian people. He said that it aimed at dragging our people to violence and blood in order to evade the increasing international pressure on its government and holding it responsible for the dead end of the peace process.

Abu Rdeina demanded the international community, especially the Security Council, the UN General Assembly and the Quartet to intervene, immediately, and put an end to the occupation’s crimes, responsible of the dangerous repercussions threatening the security and stability of the whole region.

On the other hand, Prime Minister Salam Fayyad affirmed that this operation is a dangerous escalation targeting the security and stability achieved by the Palestinian Authority.

Condemning this crime, PM Fayyad called on the international community to obligate Israel to stop these aggressions and its military attacks on the Palestinian towns, villages, camps and cities, to completely halt its settlement activities especially in Jerusalem and its surroundings, and to lift the siege on the Gaza Strip.

IOF has killed, this morning six Palestinians; three in the West Bank city of Nablus and three in Gaza.