Israel’s defence minister, Yoav Gallant, and a senior Palestinian official have discussed violence in the occupied West Bank, with Gallant’s office saying he offered reassurance about Israel’s intention to crack down on Israeli settlers who have attacked Palestinian communities.The announcement on Tuesday that discussions had taken place between Israeli and Palestinian officials comes amid mounting expressions of concern by the United States about the situation in the occupied West Bank and calls by the United Nations Security Council for all parties to work to deescalate tensions, the Reuters news agency reported.“Israel views with gravity the violence inflicted upon Palestinian civilians in recent days by extremist elements,” Gallant’s office quoted him as telling Hussein Al-Sheikh, a senior official in the Palestine Authority.
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