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| Rights group reports 4 settler attacks on West Bank Palestinians |
| 2025-01-20 |
| [IsraelTimes] The Yesh Din rights group says four settler attacks on Palestinians have taken place this evening. Yesh Din is like the Human Rights Watch of Israel. Nonetheless, this seems out of line to me. In one previously reported attack in Sinjil, two houses were torched along with four vehicles.In Ein Sinya, settlers set a house on fire. In Turmusaya, dozens of settlers hurled stones at civilians and damaged property. On the West Bank’s main north-south highway Route 60, settlers are hurling stones at passing Palestinian vehicles, the group says. “This is the message the Israeli government and Defense Minister Katz send when they seek to ‘strengthen and encourage’ the settlements: Settler violence against innocent Palestinians without a response from the security forces,” Yesh Din says in a statement. Last week, Defense Minister Israel Katz released all 16 Israeli Jews who were under administration detention due to their alleged involvement in attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank. Katz argued that it was better for settlers to be able to rejoice amid the hostage deal, rather than only the families of Palestinian terrorists slated for release. The Shin Bet was not consulted in the move and warned that it could further destabilize the West Bank. Thousands of Palestinians and dozens of Israeli Arabs remain under administration detention. Settlers reportedly torch home in West Bank’s Sinjil; 86-year-old man inside rescued Cut it out, guys. [IsraelTimes] While the hostage deal was being implemented in Gaza, a group of Israeli settlers raided the Palestinian village of Sinjil, torching a home and two vehicles, including one that was holding gas containers, which caused a major blast, Palestinian media reports.Palestinian media reports that an 86-year-old man had been in the home that was torched but was rescued in time and is being rushed to the hospital for treatment. There are also no reports of arrests. Related: Yesh Din: 2025-01-12 Palestinians say man shot in clashes with settlers as West Bank tensions flare Yesh Din: 2025-01-07 3 Israelis killed, 8 wounded in West Bank terror shooting; IDF hunting for gunmen Yesh Din: 2024-09-11 Man critically injured as Palestinian tanker rams West Bank bus stop Related: Sinjil: 2024-04-14 Body of Israeli teen found in West Bank; IDF says he was murdered in terror attack Sinjil: 2022-11-06 IDF says Palestinian who stoned Israeli cars shot dead; another seriously hurt Sinjil: 2016-11-19 Gaza man shot dead in protest near border with Israel Related: Turmusaya: 2025-01-12 Palestinians say man shot in clashes with settlers as West Bank tensions flare Turmusaya: 2025-01-07 3 Israelis killed, 8 wounded in West Bank terror shooting; IDF hunting for gunmen Turmusaya: 2024-04-14 Body of Israeli teen found in West Bank; IDF says he was murdered in terror attack |
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