JERUSALEM: Israel’s military chief Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir Wednesday criticized a surge in settler attacks in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, calling the violence against troops and civilians “morally and ethically unacceptable.”
At least six Palestinians have been killed in attacks by Israeli settlers in the West Bank since the start of March, according to an AFP tally.
“Recently there has been an increase in nationalist crime incidents, some of which are directed against our troops and toward civilian populations,” Zamir said, referring to Palestinians living in the territory, as he visited the Central Command.
“It is unacceptable that during a multi-front war the IDF is forced to confront a threatening minority from within,” he said, adding that the attackers “do not represent the wider population.”
“I call on all authorities in the country to act against this phenomenon and stop it before it is too late,” he said, in a statement issued by the military.
