Washington, 30 October 2023 (dpa/MIA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must "rein in the extremist settlers on the West Bank" and hold them accountable for attacks on Palestinians, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Sunday.

Sullivan echoed US President Joe Biden in accusing extremist Israeli settlers of "pouring fuel on the fire" with violence in the West Bank as Israel fights a war against the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

The US considers it "totally unacceptable to have extremist settler violence against innocent people in the West Bank," Sullivan said.

The US will continue to pressure the Israeli government to address the issue and demand "accountability for those extremist settlers who are engaged in this kind of violence."

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