The European Union expressed its deep concern over the recent escalation of violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories; This led to large numbers of casualties.
In a statement today, Saturday, the union condemned the attack that took place near Eli settlement last week, and condemned in the strongest terms the attacks of Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank, explaining that the recent violence has so far led to the killing of one Palestinian while many others were injured.
The European Union called on Israel to ensure the protection of civilians in the occupied Palestinian territories, and also condemned Israel's decision to build approximately 1,000 housing units in the "Eli" settlement, within the framework of Israel's decision to construct more than 4,500 settlement units in The occupied West Bank.