RAMALLAH, November 12, 2026 (WAFA) – Palestinian Presidency Spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh strongly slammed the ongoing and dangerous Israeli escalation against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, which has left 12 Palestinians killed in Gaza, including a child and a doctor, alongside a large-scale terrorist attack carried out by hundreds of Israeli settlers in the town of Attara, north of Ramallah, early Thursday morning.
He said these aggressive policies would keep the entire region on the brink of an explosion and push it toward further tension and instability.
Abu Rudeineh warned of the dangers posed by the continued Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip, which claims the lives of dozens of innocent people every day. He also condemned the continued closure of border crossings and the prevention of medical supplies, tents and food from reaching residents, further worsening their suffering, particularly during the winter.
He also warned against organized settler terrorism, pointing to the brutal attacks carried out by hundreds of settlers in Attara under the protection of Israeli occupation forces, who also raided the town. The attacks left a 67-year-old Palestinian man injured after being beaten, while four homes and three Palestinian-owned vehicles were damaged and destroyed. He said these repeated assaults are aimed at terrorizing residents and setting fire to their property and land.
Abu Rudeineh held the Israeli government fully responsible for the consequences of this escalation and called on the US administration to take an immediate and serious stance to halt these attacks and rein in settler terrorism, if it genuinely seeks to achieve calm and stability in the region.
He stressed that the international community, particularly the UN Security Council, must fulfill its responsibilities by providing international protection for the Palestinian people and compelling the Israeli occupation authorities to end their war and comprehensive aggression.
He affirmed that security, peace and stability in the region can only be achieved by ending the Israeli occupation of the State of Palestine and realizing the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, with East Jerusalem as its capital, on the June 4, 1967 borders, in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative.
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