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100 Israeli settlers drove a Palestinian family from home again. Netanyahu blamed a ‘handful of rioters’
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Key Points:
- The Tubasi family, forcibly evicted by Israeli settlers two months ago, returned to their West Bank home only to be attacked again by over 100 settlers who stormed the house and set it on fire.
- The attack is part of a rising wave of settler violence in the West Bank, which has drawn increasing international condemnation and become a contentious issue in Israel’s upcoming general election.
- Israeli authorities arrested two suspects and condemned violence against security personnel, while Prime Minister Netanyahu downplayed settler attacks, describing them as actions of a "handful of rioters."
- Netanyahu’s election rival, Gadi Eisenkot, criticized the government’s policies for enabling lawlessness and settler violence, attributing the unrest to a dangerous government approach.
- Settler groups involved in the attack have established illegal outposts in the area, with watchdogs like Peace Now accusing the Israeli government of supporting and funding organized settler militias.
