Washington / PNN / 

State Department spokesperson Ned Price condemned recent attack on the Palestinian town of Hawara. One Palestinian was killed during the hours-long rampage and more than 100 Palestinians were wounded, according to Palestinian health officials.

Price said“We condemn the wide scale and indiscriminate violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians civilians…these actions are completely unacceptable," Price said.

He added that the Biden administration appreciates Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Issac Herzog’s statements condemning the settler attack in Hawara.

“We expect the Israeli government to ensure full accountability and prosecute those responsible for the attacks in addition to compensation for the property," Price said.

He stressed that Israel needs to act with the same rigor regarding any act of violence, whether it is against Israelis or Palestinians, and invest the same resources to prevent these kinds of attacks and prosecute the perpetrators.