Palestinians injured in Israeli settler attack on West Bank’s Hebron
A number of Israeli settlers, under protection from soldiers, have stormed the towns of Halhul and Surif in the occupied West Bank’s Hebron, according to the Wafa news agency.
They severely beat a number of local Palestinians, causing bruises and contusions, Wafa reported.
The settlers destroyed a grape crop belonging to a family in Halhul, and set fire to the vicinity of a house in Surif in an attempt to burn it down. Fire brigades reportedly extinguished the flames before they could spread.
Another settler incursion was reported in the northern Jordan Valley, when a group grazed their cows on agricultural land belonging to Palestinians in Bardala village.
‘We want life and we deserve it’: Gaza bodies urge urgent action to stop genocide
In a joint statement, the Gaza Municipality, the Chambers of Commerce in the Gaza Strip, and the Coordinating Council of Private Sector Institutions have appealed for urgent international action to halt what they described as Israel’s “systematic plan of destruction” against Gaza.
The groups warned of a “grave threat” to the city’s people, heritage, and infrastructure, accusing Israel of violating international law through collective punishment and the erasure of cultural and historical landmarks.
They said the devastation in northern Gaza and the southern Gaza cities of Rafah and Khan Younis is only a prelude to a wider plan to “seize and destroy Gaza City”.
Calling on the United Nations, the International Court of Justice, and all states to act “urgently and decisively”, the statement demanded an immediate end to Israel’s war, the opening of all border crossings, and the restoration of humanitarian aid flows.
The signatories also urged media outlets to intensify coverage to ensure “this dark chapter in human history is not written under the cover of silence”.
“Enough killing and bloodshed … Enough destruction and ruin,” the statement read. “We want life and we deserve it.”
