New York, April 16 -- Violence attributed to Israeli settlers against Palestinians living in the West Bank has worsened in recent months, amidst "an atmosphere of impunity", UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday.

Highlighting more than 210 incidents already this year and one Palestinian fatality, the Special Rapporteurs urged the Israeli authorities to investigate thoroughly, maintaining that the Israeli military were present "in many cases".

Children traumatized

In southern Hebron on 13 March, they described how a Palestinian family was attacked by 10 Israeli settlers, some of them armed.

The injured parents were treated at a medical facility and their eight children were left traumatized, said the experts, includ...