Palestinian Government Urges Urgent International Action Over West Bank Escalation

The Palestinian government warned on Saturday that the continuing Israeli escalation in the West Bank required urgent international intervention.

The government highlighted conditions in Hebron governorate, where it said residents were facing measures amounting to collective punishment.

Those measures include the displacement of residents from entire neighbourhoods and the demolition of homes and other structures, according to the government.

It also cited the closure and blockade of Palestinian cities as part of the ongoing escalation.

The government described the measures as part of a systematic policy pursued by the Israeli government in both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.