US Secretary of State spokesman Matthew Miller said yesterday evening, Thursday, that US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken stressed, in a phone call with Israeli Minister Benny Gantz, the importance of reducing the escalation in the West Bank and the need to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

In a statement by US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, he confirmed that Blinken and Gantz discussed efforts to implement and accelerate the transfer of necessary humanitarian aid to Gaza.

According to the statement, “The two ministers stressed continued efforts to prevent the expansion of the conflict and secure the release of hostages in Gaza, including American citizens.” Blinken also stressed “the urgent need for strict steps to reduce the escalation in the West Bank, including confronting the increasing levels of violence.” extremist settlers.

According to the statement, “The US Secretary stressed the United States’ commitment to working towards a two-state solution.”

More than 600,000 settlers reside in the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem in dozens of settlements that the United Nations considers illegal under international law.

As the world's eyes turn to the ongoing war in Gaza, herds of settlers and occupation soldiers continue to attack, torture, and abuse Palestinians simply because they are Palestinians. 

Palestinian sources have confirmed that since October 7, the day of the attack launched by Hamas, more than two hundred Palestinians have been killed by soldiers' bullets. The settlers enjoy full support of the Israeli army and police. The Israeli occupation authorities and settlers killed more than 200 citizens since Israel launched its war on Gaza on October 7, while the United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) recorded more than six “incidents” (from livestock theft to physical violence) daily between... Settlers and Palestinians, compared to three incidents in previous months.

European and American diplomats have repeatedly condemned the increasing acts of violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians.

The continuous brutal Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip for 42 days has killed more than 11,500 people, most of them civilians, including 4,710 children, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza.