fullscreen The UN Security Council calls for calm in the West Bank in a statement. Archive image. Photo: Yuki Iwamura/AP/TT
In a statement, the UN Security Council urges Israel and Palestine to avoid actions that could further build on tensions in the troubled West Bank.
Both the United States and Russia stand behind the statement. It is seen as a sign that the escalating violence has created great concern internationally.
The UN envoy for the Middle East, Tor Wennesland, said there was a risk that the situation would worsen further unless action was taken now to stop the violence.