France qualifies for the first time as “acts of terrorism” the violence of Israeli settlers in the West Bank

The violence of Israeli settlers in the West Bank are “acts of terrorism,” said the French government.

The violence of the Israeli settlers in the West Bank are “acts of terrorism. Consequently, ” the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday July 28, after “the murder” attributed to a colonist of the anti-occupation activist Awdah Hathaleen, who had notably collaborated with the recently Oscaritarian documentary “No Other Land”.

“France condemns this murder with the greatest firmness as well as all the deliberate violence perpetrated by extremist settlers against the Palestinian population who multiply through the West Bank. ” said the ministry spokesman, adding: “This violence are acts of terrorism”.

This is the first time that French diplomacy has thus qualified the actions of Israeli settlers.

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“The colonists have left more than 30 dead since the beginning of france qualifies first time “acts 2022. The Israeli authorities must take responsibility. immediately sanction the perpetrators of these violence, who continue with impunity, and protect Palestinian civilians,” he added.

The Palestinian Authority announced on Monday that an Israeli Cisjordani anti-occupation activist had been shot down by settlers. the Israeli police evoking an investigation in progress, without confirming a murder.

“The Ministry of Education (…) and the teaching community cry the martyr of Awdah Muhammad Hathaleen,” said the ministry on social networks.

“The teacher (…) was shot down by settlers on Monday July 28. 2025 during their attack” against the village of Umm al-Khair near Hebron, in the south of the West Bank, he adds.

The Israeli police had earlier reported an undergoing investigation following an “incident that occurred near the locality of Carmel”. a neighboring colony of Umm al-Khair (Oum el-Kheir, according to the transcription in French) and says that an Israeli citizen had been arrested.

Awdah Hathaleen had collaborated france qualifies first time “acts with the recently Oscar winner documentary “No Other Land”. devoted to the Palestinian struggle in this region, commented the Israeli, Yuval Abraham, co -director and laureate, with the Palestinian journalist Basel Adra, of the Anna Politkovskaïa – Arman Soldin of journalistic, The spokesperson.