India, Oct. 18 -- Amid the ongoing tensions in the West Asian region, concerns have now been raised regarding the rise in Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank.

As per the latest developments, a photojournalist from the United States and several European diplomats were reportedly attacked by Israeli settlers in the region.

Following the reports of the increase in settler violence, the Trump administration stated it was "disturbed" by footage of Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine being attacked by Israeli settlers in the West Bank region.

"We're very disturbed by those images and what we're seeing,' said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, adding that the Trump administration has asked the Israeli government to "cr...