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Israeli Settlers Set Fire Near Ancient Church in West Bank Christian Village - News From Antiwar.com

TAYBEH, WEST BANK, JUL 8 – Settlers targeted Taybeh's historic church and cemetery to intimidate Palestinians amid 2,153 settler attacks in the West Bank during the first half of 2025, priests said.

  • On July 7, Jewish settlers set fire near a centuries-old Christian church known as Al-Khadr and a nearby cemetery in the Palestinian village of Taybeh, located in the West Bank.
  • This attack follows a pattern of escalating settler violence and illegal settlement expansion in Taybeh, amid a backdrop of impunity and recent government policies enabling such acts.
  • Clergy members representing the Latin, Greek Orthodox, and Melkite Catholic churches in Taybeh strongly denounced the attacks, urging prompt investigations, diplomatic efforts targeting Israeli authorities, and the deployment of international church delegations to evaluate and document the damage.
  • The priests stated the church dates back to the 5th century and warned that the assaults threaten Taybeh's unique wholly Christian population and cultural legacy, urging steadfastness because "truth and justice will ultimately prevail."
  • The violence and expansion of illegal outposts under military protection in Taybeh risk eroding the town’s land and community, leading to calls for international support to prevent further displacement.
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waka.com broke the news in on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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