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Rutte urges tougher approach to settler violence in West Bank

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  • Source: Agencies
  • 13 Dec 2023 08:40
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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte continues to urge "Israel" to exercise greater restraint in its military actions in Gaza.

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  • Rutte urges tougher approach to settler violence in West Bank
    Dutch PM Mark Rutte speaking at a news conference (AFP)

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to adopt a more assertive stance against settler violence in the occupied West Bank.

"Spoke with @IsraeliPM Netanyahu in relation to the resolution being discussed today in the UN ... I stressed to Prime Minister Netanyahu that Israel must take a tougher approach to settler violence in the West Bank," Rutte said on X.

📞: Spoke with @IsraeliPM Netanyahu in relation to the resolution being discussed today in the UN. The Netherlands condemns the violence committed by Hamas, but also calls for substantial humanitarian pauses to allow aid to be delivered and hostages to be released. The…

— Mark Rutte (@MinPres) December 12, 2023

The Dutch Prime Minister also emphasized that the Netherlands calls for significant humanitarian pauses to facilitate aid delivery and captives' release. Additionally, the country continues to urge "Israel" to exercise greater restraint in its military actions, emphasizing the need for proportionality in line with international humanitarian law.

"I stated that the terrible humanitarian situation in Gaza must improve, and it must improve fast. Israel must show more restraint and urgently allow more aid into Gaza. In addition to the call for substantial pauses in the fighting, I also specifically asked for aid workers and field hospital materials to be allowed into Gaza and for efforts to ensure help reaches the most affected areas, including northern Gaza," Rutte said.

Rutte expressed the vital importance of expeditiously opening the "Kerem Shalom" checkpoint for humanitarian access to Gaza.

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Though the travel ban would prevent Israeli settlers involved in "violent attacks" from traveling to the US, holders of US citizenship would reportedly remain unaffected by this measure, according to two US officials.

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