Arab League (AL) Secretary General Amr Moussa on Saturday condemned Israeli settlers who launched violence against civilians in the West Bank city of Hebron and other parts.
In a statement issued on Saturday, Moussa said such violence indicates that the Israeli settlement activities remain the major obstacle to reach progress in the resumed Palestinian-Israeli peace talks.
Warning against serious repercussions of such incidents, Moussa called on the UN Security Council and the international Quartet to take immediate measures to protect the Palestinians from Israeli settlers' attacks.
The Israeli Defense Forces declared Thursday the area surrounding Hebron a close military zone, after Israeli settlers rampaged through Palestinian neighborhoods in Hebron.
The settlers, who opened fire on Palestinians and vandalized their property, were responding to evacuation by Israeli security forces of a disputed house in Hebron earlier in the day.
The Israeli security forces stormed Hebron's so-called "house of contention," dragging out some 250 settlers who barricaded themselves inside hurled rocks.
Source: Xinhua
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