US EditionIsraeli Settlers Torch Homes Across West Bank During Eid al-Fitr
At least six West Bank villages were attacked by extremist Israeli settlers who set fires and injured 11 Palestinians amid calls for revenge after a settler's death, UN data shows rising violence.
- During Eid al-Fitr, extremist Jewish settlers carried out arson across occupied West Bank villages, torching homes, vehicles, and fields, Palestinian officials said.
- After the Saturday killing of Yehuda Sherman, WhatsApp groups urged a revenge campaign with messages like 'Jews won't remain silent over spilled Jewish blood,' while Israeli police investigate.
- Video and on-the-ground reports documented fires, smashed windows and slogans sprayed on buildings as a defence official cited by Israeli media reported more than 20 settler attacks overnight, while the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said at least three Palestinians suffered head wounds and were hospitalized.
- The Israel Defense Forces dispatched troops and border police to several Palestinian villages on Saturday night, while Jewish settlers blocked roads and over 500 attended the funeral of Yehuda Sherman including Israel's far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich.
- Earlier this month the EU and UK urged Israel to halt rising settler violence amid regional fighting, as Israel has built about 160 settlements housing 700,000 Jews alongside 3.3 million Palestinians.
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By Zeena Saifi, CNN - Israeli settlers launched attacks on several Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, setting fire to homes and vehicles and injuring at least 11 Palestinians, according to witnesses and activist groups. In one of the most serious attacks, video obtained by CNN shows settlers setting fire to cars and property in the village of Jalud, south of Nablus. CCTV footage from the village shows dozens of hooded…
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