Israeli settlers rampage through West Bank towns for second night in a row
Al Jazeera • • general
Key Points:
- At least nine Palestinians were injured during a second consecutive night of attacks by Israeli settlers in multiple towns and villages across the occupied West Bank, including Deir al-Hatab, Jabal al-Arma, and areas south of Jenin.
- Israeli settlers set fire to homes and cars, vandalized property, and physically assaulted Palestinians, with incidents occurring during the Eid al-Fitr holiday and following a funeral in the Elon Moreh settlement.
- The Israeli government continues to advance illegal settlement expansion in the West Bank, recently ratifying measures to claim large areas as state property if Palestinians cannot prove ownership, a move condemned as a violation of international law by the Palestinian presidency.
- Human rights organizations like Amnesty International and the International Court of Justice have condemned Israel’s settlement policies and settler violence, highlighting them as breaches of international law and calling for an end to Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territories.
- According to the United Nations, 25 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli settlers and soldiers so far in 2024, amid ongoing tensions and violence in the region.
