Israel's Intensifying Efforts to Take Over Palestine Lead to Weapons Escalation and Settler Attacks.
Israel has intensified its efforts to take over Palestine, with escalating violence in the West Bank, including drone strikes and settler attacks. The Israeli government has agreed to accelerate the process for approving new settlements in the West Bank, despite criticism from the United Nations, European Union, and the United States. The U.S. State Department's Office of Palestinian Affairs has called for Israeli authorities to immediately stop the violence, protect U.S. and Palestinian civilians, and prosecute those responsible. The Israeli government arms and provides protection to Israeli settlers rampaging, and sends in military forces with the settlers in civilian clothing, who are armed, in order to facilitate ease of movement across Palestinian towns and villages.