Israeli settlers launch more violent arson attacks as soldiers raid West Bank
Videos circulating online are showing a major attack by Israeli settlers on the villages of Funduq and Jinsafut, located east of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank.
Palestinian properties could be seen on fire with smoke billowing above, amid a renewed wave of violent attacks on Palestinians in the aftermath of the Gaza ceasefire deal. Dozens of settlers protected by Israeli soldiers are believed to have participated.
The Wafa news agency reported another settler attack in Masafer Yatta in the evening, with local sources saying settlers stormed a Palestinian home.
At the entrance to the town of Dura and the Fawwar camp south of Hebron, settlers caused damage to several vehicles and chanted slogans calling for the killing and displacement of Palestinians.
Near Jaba north of occupied Jerusalem, Israeli forces destroyed a road near a military checkpoint they erected in the area, causing severe traffic jams.
Israelis injured during settler attack in the occupied West Bank: Report
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports that two Israelis have been injured near the area where settlers burned Palestinian property in the occupied West Bank village of Funduq.
It added that the Israeli military is investigating whether they were shot by a police officer after they pepper sprayed him.
Sources told our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic that Israeli forces fired live bullets and tear gas at Palestinian citizens who went out to confront the settlers.
21 Palestinians injured in settler attacks
The Palestinian Red Crescent is reporting that 21 Palestinians have been injured during settler attacks in two villages east of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank.
Twelve of the injured had experienced “severe beatings”, while nine had symptoms after inhaling tear gas, Wafa reported.
Earlier, we reported that footage had emerged showing a major attack by Israeli settlers on the villages of Funduq and Jinsafut, with Palestinian properties seen on fire with smoke billowing above.
Settlers are Israeli citizens who live illegally on private Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
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