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US Opposes 'Additional Flashpoint' in Occupied West Bank Amid Israeli Violence
Rubio said the administration wants to stop more violence and settlement tensions from turning the territory into another regional flashpoint.
- On Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Donald Trump wants to prevent West Bank tensions from becoming a regional crisis, stating the president believes the world doesn't need a "West Bank crisis."
- Escalating violence in the West Bank prompted the administration's stance, following a deadly shooting three days prior near the Neve Tzuf settlement, also known as Halamish.
- A 35-year-old Israeli was seriously wounded Wednesday in a ramming attack on Route 443 near Beit Horon and transported to Shaare Zedek Medical Center; soldiers separately killed a Palestinian motorist near Ganim.
- The Israel Defense Forces responded by reinforcing command arrangements in the West Bank, assigning the headquarters of the 98th Division responsibility for two regional brigades in the territory.
- Tensions persist regarding settlement policy as Israel recently advanced 2,167 housing units in the E1 development plan, bringing the total to 3,401 units, a project Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said aims to prevent a Palestinian state.
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