102 senior diplomats urge West Bank action against Israeli 'ethnic cleansing'
Dozens of former senior French and UK diplomats on Saturday urged their governments to work together to uphold international law in the Palestinian territories, accusing Israel of seeking to "destroy" any prospect of a viable Palestinian state. Analysis by Matthew-Mary Caruchet, FRANCE 24 international affairs editor.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) apprehended three Palestinian suspects in connection with an attack on a group of Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) settlers hiking in the West Bank on Friday, according to the Israeli news outlet Maariv. The military subsequently transferred the suspects to the Israel Police for questioning based on intelligence-led arrest operations.
Maariv reported that the attack involved the throwing of stones at the Jewish group after they entered a Palestinian village during an unauthorized hiking excursion. Some of the hikers sustained minor injuries, while an 18-year-old Palestinian was fatally shot by a civilian security coordinator from a nearby settlement. The IDF swiftly evacuated the injured Israelis, sustaining no casualties themselves.
In response to the attack, Israeli settlers set a fire in one of the Palestinian village's homes, resulting in the evacuation of a 65-year-old Palestinian who suffered smoke inhalation. The Palestinian village is situated approximately a few hundred meters away from an unauthorized settler outpost.
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