100 settlers attack West Bank village, drawing rare censure from Netanyahu
JALUD: More than 100 Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, drawing rare Israeli government condemnation after they injured three members of the security forces. The raid, along with another attack on a different West Bank village on Tuesday, comes amid mounting international criticism of settler violence, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
On Tuesday, over 100 Israeli settlers launched an attack on the Palestinian village of Jalud in the occupied West Bank, resulting in rare condemnation from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. The violent raid injured three members of the Israel Border Police and damaged a security forces vehicle. Settlers blocked roads, set tires ablaze, threw rocks, and set fire to Palestinian buildings and vehicles.
They prevented the return of a Palestinian family who had been displaced by previous settler attacks. Israeli President Isaac Herzog condemned the attack, calling it a "moral stain" and an "assault on the rule of law." This incident marks the first rare government censure of settler violence, which has been escalating amid international criticism.
Despite Netanyahu's downplaying of the issue in a recent UN address, recent weeks have seen high-profile attacks against Israelis and Palestinians alike.
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