20 US Senators Demand Briefing on Settler Violence and Occupation Army in the West Bank

More than 20 US senators have introduced a resolution demanding a State Department briefing on violence involving Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank. The resolution, led by Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Chris Van Hollen, Tim Kaine, and Bernie Sanders, requires the department to share information from investigations into the killings of American citizens and assess human rights conditions.

More than 20 members of the US Senate have introduced a resolution requiring a congressional briefing on acts of violence involving Israeli soldiers and settlers seizing Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank. This was announced in a statement from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday evening. The resolution was initiated by Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Chris Van Hollen, Tim Kaine, and Bernie Sanders. It mandates the State Department to share information obtained from investigations into the killings of American citizens by settlers or Israeli soldiers, as well as its assessment of human rights conditions, particularly the detention of Palestinian children. The statement quoted Shaheen as saying that "the killings and acts of violence committed by extremist settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank undermine the rule of law and endanger the two-state solution." Van Hollen stated that it is time to get answers regarding the attacks and violations against Palestinians. The article notes that attacks by the occupation army and settler terrorism have intensified since the start of the Israeli genocide war in Gaza in 2023.