UN Report Says Israeli Forces Enabled Settler Attacks in West Bank
The report said attacks on Palestinian villages have risen 130% since 2023, with Israeli security forces routinely accompanying settlers.
- On Tuesday, a United Nations inquiry found that Israeli authorities have enabled settler attacks through financial and military support, alleging direct involvement in violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
- Attacks on Palestinian villages and agricultural land have surged 130% since 2023, as Israeli security forces have routinely accompanied settlers and acted as a shield for the violence.
- Commission head S. Muralidhar, an Indian former senior judge, declared, "The relentless, daily assaults by Israeli settlers against Palestinians are intolerable — and must end," citing a "de facto collapse of the distinction between settlers and soldiers."
- Rejecting the allegations as "scandalous," the Israeli Prime Minister Office stated that troops do not shield settlers, claiming such actions are rogue incidents that violate military protocol and are investigated.
- Serious abuses in the Gaza Strip by Hamas were also documented by the Commission, which found the group involved in at least 60 of 249 cases of executions and severe physical violence classified as war crimes.
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UK and allies condemn Israeli settler violence in West Bank
Britain and the foreign ministers of Australia, Canada, France and Norway said on Tuesday they had taken coordinated action to hold extremist Israeli settlers accountable in response to what they described as a "deteriorating situation" in the occupied West Bank. After issuing new sanctions earlier on Tuesday, the group of countries warned that they stood ready to take further measures if the Israeli government failed to take urgent steps to add…
UN Report Discovers Troubling Links Between Israeli Authorities and Settler Violence in West Bank
A UN inquiry reveals Israeli authorities' involvement in settler attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank, highlighting military and financial support coupled with security protection. The report claims such actions blur the lines between settlers and soldiers, raising alarms over potential policy-driven state aggression.
UN inquiry finds Israeli forces shield settlers during attacks on Palestinians
UN report accuses Israel of enabling settler violence against Palestinians in West Bank
Israeli authorities are directly involved in settler attacks that have killed, injured and displaced Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, while Israeli security forces provide protection to settlers, a U.N. inquiry said on Tuesday. The report by the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory found that Israeli authorities…
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