Israel/Palestinian Territories – Escalating tensions in the West Bank (22 January 2025)
With a ceasefire just having been concluded in Gaza, France expresses its strong concerns about growing security tensions in the West Bank.
Settlement activity is speeding up and violence by extremist settlers is increasing, fuelling instability. On the night of 20 to 21 January 2025, fresh attacks targeted several Palestinian localities, wounding several people.
France is very concerned about the launch of the Israeli operation in Jenin and calls on the Israeli authorities to show restraint. Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot will discuss the issue of settlement activity in the West Bank with his European counterparts at the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on 27 January.