Israeli forces dismantle West Bank settler outpost
Israeli security forces evacuated and demolished an illegal settler outpost in the occupied West Bank, with the authorities citing “severe incidents of violence”.
A large force was deployed to the Tzour Misgavi outpost in the Gush Etzion area, south of Jerusalem, video footage broadcast by Israeli media showed. Heavy machinery could be seen preparing to demolish the structures, with one clip showing a bulldozer knocking into the side of a building with people standing on top.
Israeli media said 25 families were evacuated from the site.
In recent weeks, attacks attributed to Israeli settlers, notably those living in outposts, have multiplied in the West Bank, targeting Palestinians, Israeli and foreign anti-settlement activists and sometimes Israeli soldiers.
“The evacuation is being carried out in accordance with the law and the applicable regulations,” said COGAT, the Israeli body that runs civil affairs in the Palestinian territories. “Criminal activity and severe incidents of violence at the site affected the security of the area,” it said in a statement.
This is a rare instance of Israeli authorities taking punitive actions against settlers, more than 500,000 who illegally live on Palestinian lands and in their homes in the occupied West Bank. October was one of the worst months ever recorded for settler violence against Palestinians, as they tried to conduct their annual olive harvest. Many attacks take place under the observation of, or even with direct aid from, Israeli troops.
Probably the ones that have been attacking IDF soldiers as well.
Israeli settlers burn home, vehicles, injure Palestinians north of Hebron
Israeli settlers burned a house and two vehicles and injured a number of Palestinians in an attack north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, Wafa is reporting.
The attack took place in the town of Sa’ir, the agency reported, with the settlers attacking homes, setting one alight. The Israeli settlers assaulted the Palestinians with batons and sharp instruments, resulting in injuries to a number of women, the agency reported.
It said that the attack took place under the protection of Israeli forces, who blocked fire engines and ambulances from attending the scene.
Israeli settlers torch several homes and vehicles in Palestinian village: Report
Israeli settlers have set fire to several homes and vehicles in the village of Al-Jaba’, southwest of the city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, a local official has told the Wafa news agency.
Dhyab Masha‘la, the head of the village’s council, said they torched three Palestinian homes, one shack and three vehicles, causing extensive damage. Villagers had managed to extinguish the flames, he added, noting that no one was injured.
It comes after settlers were reported to have injured a number of Palestinians earlier today in an attack in the town of Sa’ir, northeast of Hebron.
At least 94 Palestinians die in Israeli detention over last two years, NGO says
The number of Palestinians who have died in Israeli detention facilities has risen during Israel’s war on Gaza, a human rights group says. In a report published on Monday, Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) said at least 94 Palestinian prisoners were confirmed to have died since October 2023.
Most of the deceased were from Gaza, with the remaining 26 from the occupied West Bank or holding Israeli citizenship. The NGO expressed “grave concerns” that the true number of deaths could be “significantly higher”, particularly among detainees from Gaza.
Of the 94 deaths, 52 Palestinians died in Israeli military prisons, while the other 42 were documented at sites run by the Israel Prison Service. Israeli authorities have been systematically abusing Palestinian prisoners with impunity, according to PHRI.
