The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, condemned on Sunday the terror attack on Friday in which a Palestinian woman was killed and her husband injured by stones thrown by Israeli settlers.

“I condemn this Friday's attack in the occupied West Bank in which a Palestinian woman, Aisha Al-Rabi, a mother of eight, was killed and her husband injured by stones allegedly thrown by Israeli assailants,” Mladenov said.

He said such attacks “only seek to drag everyone into a new cycle of violence that would further undermine the prospects of peace between Palestinians and Israelis.”

Mladenov continued, “I take note that an investigation has been initiated and call on the Israeli authorities to ensure that those responsible are swiftly brought to justice.”

“Such attacks only seek to drag everyone into a new cycle of violence that would further undermine the prospects of peace between Palestinians and Israelis. I urge all to condemn violence and stand up to terrorism.”