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US wants Israel to 'crack down' on settler violence in West Bank, Rubio says · GNN Daily Breaking News

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  Speaker 1: United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has publicly called
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  Speaker 1: on Israeli authorities to take immediate, decisive action to suppress
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  Speaker 1: rising extremist settler violence in the occupied West Bank. Speaking
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  Speaker 1: to reporters before departing on an international diplomatic mission, the
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  Speaker 1: chief American diplomat voiced deep concern over newly circulated video
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  Speaker 1: footage depicting violent altercations targeting civilians, journalists, and foreign diplomatic personnel.
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  Speaker 1: State Department officials confirmed that Washington has formally requested clarification
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  Speaker 1: from Israeli security leadership while urging government prosecutors to investigate
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  Speaker 1: criminal acts and enforce legal accountability across affected agricultural territories.
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  Speaker 1: The high-level diplomatic appeal follows a dramatic escalation in violent
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  Speaker 1: confrontations across rural Palestinian communities coinciding with the annual olive harvest.
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  Speaker 1: Public outrage intensified after an American photojournalist working for a
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  Speaker 1: major international publication was physically assaulted by masked individuals while
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  Speaker 1: covering farming operations near Ramallah. In a separate coordinated assault,
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  Speaker 1: a delegation of visiting European diplomats, including senior representatives from France, Poland,
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  Speaker 1: and Belgium, was confronted and harassed by aggressive groups in
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  Speaker 1: the West Bank village of Taiba. Human rights organizations and
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  Speaker 1: regional monitoring bodies report more than 170 documented attacks since
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  Speaker 1: late September, marking a dangerous spike in physical assaults, property destruction,
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  Speaker 1: and agricultural arson. The official statement reflects growing frustration within
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  Speaker 1: executive administration leadership regarding security management across disputed territories. While
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  Speaker 1: maintaining steadfast support for core regional security objectives, senior United
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  Speaker 1: States officials warned that unpunished civilian violence threatens to spark
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  Speaker 1: broader regional instability and undermine delicate diplomatic efforts. State Department
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  Speaker 1: representatives confirmed that American diplomats in Jerusalem are actively monitoring
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  Speaker 1: local judicial inquiries. while international human rights coalition partners continue
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  Speaker 1: urging Israeli defense forces to intervene aggressively, prevent civilian intimidation,
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  Speaker 1: and restore order throughout West Bank agricultural zones.