Israeli attacks in West Bank at 'unprecedented' level, PNI leader Barghouti says

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Mustafa Barghouti, leader of the Palestinian National Initiative, described Israeli attacks in the West Bank as 'totally unprecedented,' accusing settlers of ethnic cleansing amid rising tensions. He criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's response as hypocritical amid growing conflict.

In an interview with FRANCE 24, the secretary general of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI) party Mustafa Barghouti said the level of Israeli attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank had become "totally unprecedented". With tensions escalating, activists accuse settlers of operating with total impunity. "Their goal is clear: it is ethnic cleansing," Barghouti stated, calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reaction to the attacks hypocritical.