Dozens of extremist settlers beat Palestinians; burn homes, cars in revenge attacks
The Times of Israel • • world
Key Points:
- Extremist settlers attacked Palestinians in around 20 West Bank locations on Saturday night, torching homes, vehicles, and property, resulting in 11 Palestinians lightly wounded and multiple injuries from beatings and stone-throwings.
- The violence followed the death of 18-year-old settler Yehuda Sherman, who was killed when a Palestinian-owned pickup truck collided with the ATV he and his brother were riding; the incident is under investigation as a possible deliberate attack.
- Settler attacks included Molotov cocktails, stone-throwing, and use of explosive devices, with some graffiti indicating the violence was retaliation for Sherman’s death; Israeli security forces condemned the violence but made no immediate arrests.
- Opposition politicians and human rights advocates condemned the settler violence
