The US says an independent Palestinian state should be established through direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority and not through UN action
“We’re aware of this latest report, the details of which are very alarming. This once more attests to the need for a full and thorough investigation by the authorities of all violence in Rakhine State and attacks on the various communities there,” UN spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the release of the two detained journalists and continues to press for that, Haq said.