Groups of settlers committed a new massacre today, Sunday, in the village of Abu Falah, located northeast of Ramallah city in the occupied West Bank, resulting in the martyrdom of three Palestinian citizens. Medical sources reported that the attack took place under the direct protection of occupation forces, who provided cover for the settlers as they targeted the homes of unarmed citizens.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health clarified that martyrs Thaer Farouk Hamayel, 24, and Farea Jawdat Hamayel, 57, died from live settler bullets. They were directly targeted while attempting to confront the attack aimed at terrorizing families inside their homes in the village.
In a related context, citizen Mohammed Hussein Marra, 55, was martyred due to inhaling large quantities of toxic gas fired heavily by occupation forces towards residents. Sources confirmed that the gas caused Marra's heart muscle to stop before medical teams could save him or before he reached the hospital.
This crime comes less than 24 hours after a similar incident in the southern West Bank, where a young man was martyred and his brother injured by settler bullets in the Wadi Al-Rakheem area. The two brothers were trying to move settlers' livestock away from their home before the settlers surprised them by opening fire from close range.
Regarding field raids, Israeli occupation forces launched a widespread arrest campaign targeting the cities of Bethlehem and Nablus and their camps. In Bethlehem, three young men were arrested from the town of Tuqu', the Ta'amra area, and Saf Street after their homes were raided, searched provocatively, and their contents tampered with.
In Nablus city, arrests targeted six citizens from the city's neighborhoods and Al-Ain camp, where local sources reported that the invading forces deliberately damaged private property during the search operations. These arrests fall within the systematic escalation policy pursued by the occupation against Palestinian cadres and youth in all governorates.
In a dangerous field development, occupation forces converted a residential house in Qasra village, south of Nablus, into a military barracks and a field interrogation center. Military vehicles stormed the village at dawn, detaining a number of citizens inside the house and interrogating them for long hours without revealing their fate until now.
Qasra village and its neighboring villages witness repeated attacks by settlers and the occupation army, aiming to restrict residents and displace them from their lands. These measures coincide with the closure of village entrances, turning them into closed military zones that hinder citizens' movement and their access to their work.
Official data issued by the Palestinian Authority indicates that the pace of violence in the West Bank has reached unprecedented levels since October 7, 2023. Human rights organizations have recorded the martyrdom of more than 1042 individuals in various West Bank governorates by both the army and settlers.
Observers believe that giving settlers free rein in the West Bank reflects a political direction by the occupation government to impose a new reality on the ground. These attacks continue amidst international silence, threatening a wider explosion of the situation in the absence of any international protection for Palestinian civilians under occupation.
Settlers attacked citizens' homes and fired live bullets at residents under the direct protection of occupation soldiers.
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3 Dead in Settler Attack on Abu Falah Village and Widespread Arrest Campaign in the West Bank