(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Washington expressed deep concern about the escalating violence in the West Bank and Jerusalem, urging Israelis and Palestinians to restore calm after a series of attacks and clashes.
The White House spokesman, Josh Earnest, said in a statement late Wednesday "The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms violence against Israeli and Palestinian civilians." "We call upon all parties to take affirmative steps to restore calm and refrain from actions and rhetoric that would further inflame tensions in that region of the world," he added.
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