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Palestinian man killed in settler raid near Ramallah

Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinians and their homes in the village of Al-Mughayir, northeast of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. In a video posted on Telegram from the scene and verified by Al Jazeera, a man covered in blood appears unresponsive as several other men hold him.

According to local sources, the wounded man, Jihad Afif, was shot and killed by settlers. Video shared by the sources shows his obituary being played on loudspeakers in the town, and his body being transferred from the place he was injured. Other videos, also verified by Al Jazeera, show smoke billowing from the village as gunshots ring out.

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There have been an estimated 700 settler attacks in the occupied West Bank between October 7 and April 5.

PA decries settler attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank

Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for the Palestinian Authority (PA) presidency, has condemned continuing settler attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

The attacks usually take place with the support of armed Israeli forces. In a statement carried by state news agency Wafa, Abu Rudeineh said the “crimes” committed by “terrorist militias” are nothing but an extension of Israel’s “genocide” against the Palestinian people.

Abu Rudeineh said he holds the Israeli government fully responsible for the attacks, which have significantly spiked since October 7. He also called on the international community and the US administration to intervene and to force Israel to “halt its crimes” in the West Bank and in Gaza.


Armed settlers attack village near Ramallah in occupied West Bank

A group of armed settlers have launched a new attack on the village of Khirbet Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, injuring at least four Palestinians, according to state news agency Wafa.

Citing local sources, Wafa said the four Palestinians sustained “various injuries” when a number of Israelis from illegal settlements attacked residents near the entrance of the village. Settlers also set several vehicles on fire, the sources added.


Red Crescent vehicle hit by gunfire during West Bank settler attack

The Palestine Red Crescent Society says on X that Israeli settlers “opened fire” on one of its ambulances during an attack on the village of al-Mughayir near Ramallah. The PRCS says its ambulance was hit during an attempt to reach several people who were wounded in the attack.