' fill='%230E4F97'%3E%3Cg id='Group-5' transform='translate(370.000000, 11.000000)'%3E%3Cg id='avatar' transform='translate(6.000000, 4.000000)'%3E%3Ccircle id='Oval' cx='8' cy='4' r='4'%3E%3C/circle%3E%3Cpath d='M7.12864205,10 L8.87135795,10 C11.558649,10 14.0087196,11.5384024 15.1762205,13.958831 L16,15.6666667 L16,15.6666667 L15.3374858,17.5134983 C15.228016,17.8186575 14.9774027,18.051811 14.6651459,18.1389975 L8,20 L8,20 L1.33485405,18.1389975 C1.02259733,18.051811 0.771984007,17.8186575 0.662514216,17.5134983 L0,15.6666667 L0,15.6666667 L0.823779545,13.958831 C1.99128041,11.5384024 4.44135104,10 7.12864205,10 Z' id='Rectangle'%3E%3C/path%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Saturday, June 24, 2023
German envoy condemns latest settler riot: Terror attacks aren’t an excuse
Steffen Seibert, German Ambassador to Israel and former spokesman for the German government, speaks during a handover ceremony in Berlin. December 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Steffi Loos)
Germany’s envoy to Israel condemns today’s settler attack on the Palestinian village of Umm Safa.
“Shocked by another outbreak of settler violence,” tweets Ambassador Steffen Seibert. “Recent terror attacks cannot serve as an excuse for this. According to international law it is Israel’s responsibility to safeguard life & security of all inhabitants of the occupied territories.”
Shocked by another outbreak of settler violence in #UmmSafa. Recent terror attacks cannot serve as an excuse for this. According to international law it is Israel’s responsibility to safeguard life & security of all inhabitants of the occupied territories. @IDF @israelpolice
— Steffen Seibert (@GerAmbTLV) June 24, 2023
