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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Al Jazeera Staff

With unrest in West Bank, US and Israeli presidents focus on Iran

The White House said US President Joe Biden 'emphasized the importance of taking steps to deescalate the security situation in the West Bank' during a meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on October 26, 2022 [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]

Talks at the White House between United States President Joe Biden and Israeli President Isaac Herzog have focused on Iran, the Israeli government said on Wednesday, as its military engaged in a crackdown on Palestinian groups in the occupied West Bank.

In remarks to reporters before the meeting in Washington, DC, the two leaders did not mention Palestinians despite mounting tensions and violence, especially in the West Bank city of Nablus, where six Palestinians were killed this week.

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