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An escalation of settler attacks in the West Bank… and an attack on a village "Lightning" East of Ramallah

This evening, extremist settlers attacked the village of “Barqa” East of Ramallah, in a new escalation of settler attacks in the West Bank.

The Palestinian News and Information Agency (Wafa) reported that settlers attacked the outskirts of the village and attempted to storm it, where unarmed Palestinian citizens confronted them, before the Israeli occupation forces stormed the village.

From the 7th of October 2023 until the 5th of this month, the settlers carried out (7,154) assaults against the citizens. Palestinians and their property, which caused the death of (34) citizens in the West Bank, according to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Authority.

In a related context, groups of settlers stormed a Bedouin village in the Al-Hathroura area located within the Khan Al-Ahmar area east of the city of Jerusalem, under the protection of Israeli occupation soldiers.

In this context, Israeli occupation forces stormed the towns of Hizma and Al-Issawiya, northeast of occupied Jerusalem.

Local sources reported that forces The occupation forces stormed the town of Hizma, stopped and searched several vehicles, and checked the passengers’ identities.

The occupation forces also stormed the town of Al-Issawiya, detained a number of citizens, searched their cell phones, and sent threatening voice messages via the phones of a number of citizens to town groups via communication applications. The Israeli occupation forces also stormed the town of Turmus Aya, north of Ramallah.

Local sources reported that the occupation forces stormed the center of the town and fired stun grenades and toxic tear gas towards homes, which led to confrontations with citizens, but no injuries were reported.

The sources added that the occupation forces detained a number of young men and abused them, but no arrests were reported.

At the time Previously, settlers set fire to citizens’ lands in the town plain.  

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