August 22, 2024 at 3:38 pm
Over 100 Israeli settlers storm the village of Jit near the occupied West Bank
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Four illegal Israeli settlers were arrested last night for last week’s attack on the village of Jit in the Qalqilya province of northern occupied West Bank, reported the Times of Israel.
According to a joint statement from the police and the Shin Bet security agency, the four settlers are suspected of participating in terrorist activities against Palestinians, including the assault on the village.
Around 150 illegal settlers stormed the village on 15 August, killing one Palestinian and seriously injuring another. They also set fire to four homes and six vehicles owned by Palestinians.
Eyewitnesses said Israeli occupation forces provided protection for the illegal settlers to continue their rampage through the village.
According to Haaretz, a senior security official said, “The soldiers did nothing to prevent the pogrom,” despite their presence and witnessing the events. “They simply stood by, saw everything, and did nothing.”
Moreover, the attack received international criticism, including from the White House and several European diplomats. The Shin Bet and police claim that the four Israeli suspects are currently being questioned by the Shin Bet.
Tensions have been running high across the West Bank since Israel launched a deadly military offensive against the Gaza Strip that has killed more than 40,200 Palestinians since 7 October 2023.
At least 632 Palestinians have since been killed and nearly 5,400 others injured by Israeli occupation forces in the occupied West Bank in that time, according to the Health Ministry.
In a landmark advisory opinion on 19 July, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) declared Israel’s decades-long occupation of Palestinian land as “illegal” and demanded the evacuation of all existing settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem and for the payment of reparations
Four illegal Israeli settlers were arrested last night for last week’s attack on the village of Jit in the Qalqilya province of northern occupied West Bank, reported the Times of Israel.
According to a joint statement from the police and the Shin Bet security agency, the four settlers are suspected of participating in terrorist activities against Palestinians, including the assault on the village.
Around 150 illegal settlers stormed the village on 15 August, killing one Palestinian and seriously injuring another. They also set fire to four homes and six vehicles owned by Palestinians.
Eyewitnesses said Israeli occupation forces provided protection for the illegal settlers to continue their rampage through the village.
According to Haaretz, a senior security official said, “The soldiers did nothing to prevent the pogrom,” despite their presence and witnessing the events. “They simply stood by, saw everything, and did nothing.”
Moreover, the attack received international criticism, including from the White House and several European diplomats. The Shin Bet and police claim that the four Israeli suspects are currently being questioned by the Shin Bet.
Tensions have been running high across the West Bank since Israel launched a deadly military offensive against the Gaza Strip that has killed more than 40,200 Palestinians since 7 October 2023.
At least 632 Palestinians have since been killed and nearly 5,400 others injured by Israeli occupation forces in the occupied West Bank in that time, according to the Health Ministry.
In a landmark advisory opinion on 19 July, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) declared Israel’s decades-long occupation of Palestinian land as “illegal” and demanded the evacuation of all existing settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem and for the payment of reparations
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