RAMALLAH, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates today condemned the Israeli killing of a 15-year-old girl near Ramallah and called on the international community to put real pressure on Israel to force it to stop its bloody escalation against Palestinian people and to engage in serious negotiations with the Palestinian side that would lead to ending the occupation in the Palestinian territories.

In a press release, the Foreign Ministry held the Israeli government fully and directly responsible for this escalation, its repercussions on the ground, and the international and regional efforts to achieve calm.

Source: Palestine News & Info Agency