Israeli forces arrest 3 Palestinians; settlers attack town south of Hebron
The Israeli army has arrested three Palestinians south of Hebron after Israeli settlers attacked a village in the same area, the Wafa news agency reports.
Residents told Wafa that two men were arrested while herding sheep in Khirbet al-Kharaba and a third person was arrested in the Wadi al-Rakheem area of Masafer Yatta after he was chased by settlers trying to assault him.
The arrests came after dozens of armed settlers, protected by Israeli forces, raided the village of Raboud and performed prayers at one of the village’s archaeological sites.
EU diplomats tour aftermath of Israeli settler attack
Residents speak with a diplomatic group from the EU, led by Ambassador Alexandre Stutzmann, at the site where tents and vehicles of Palestinians were set on fire by Israeli settlers in Susya, a village south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank
Calls for justice grow after Israeli settlers kill another US citizen
After Israeli settlers killed 19-year-old United States citizen Nasrallah Abu Siyam in the occupied West Bank last week, the US Department orf State said it “has no higher priority than the safety and security of Americans”.
But, as the number of US citizens killed by Israel continues to mount, rights advocates say Washington’s failure to ensure accountability is driving a deadly cycle of impunity.
Abu Siyam, who was shot dead in the village of Mikhmas near Jerusalem, is among at least 11 US citizens killed by Israeli settlers or soldiers since 2022.
“It’s a joke. I don’t take these people seriously,” William Asfour, Chicago chapter coordinator for American Muslims for Palestine, said of the US government’s response to the latest killing.
