US EditionNetanyahu Slams 'Extremist' Israeli West Bank Settlers
Netanyahu denounces extremist settlers after arson and vandalism in Palestinian villages amid a surge of 264 settler attacks in October, United Nations reports.
- On Monday, Israeli security forces deployed in their hundreds to evacuate and demolish the illegal outpost of Tzur Misgavi in the Gush Etzion area; hours later, homes and vehicles in Jab'a were torched and vandalised.
- In recent weeks, settler-linked attacks have multiplied across the West Bank as violence has soared since the Hamas attack in October 2023, with extremist Hilltop Youth seeking to evict Palestinians and build illegal settler outposts.
- Photographs show Hilltop Youth members running for cover as clashes erupted, with Israeli security forces firing tear gas and stun grenades during the removal of the Tzur Misgavi outpost on Monday.
- Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the riots, urging law enforcement to deal with the rioters, saying `I view with great severity the violent riots and the attempt by a handful of extremists to take the law into their own hands`. The government said it would convene ministers soon.
- The United Nations recorded 264 attacks in its worst October since 2006, and almost none of the perpetrators have been held to account by Israeli authorities in the West Bank.
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