The Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem stated that Israel has killed 1,003 Palestinians since October 2023 in the West Bank, accusing it of practicing "ethnic cleansing" in the area with a complete absence of effective internal and external mechanisms to prevent it.
The organization clarified in a statement on Monday that settlers attack Palestinians daily in the West Bank with total impunity, and confirmed that no Israeli condemnation has been issued in 21 cases where settlers killed Palestinians.
The organization pointed out that the Israeli army has armed and recruited thousands of settlers in West Bank settlements, and has adopted a lenient and unrestrained shooting policy in the West Bank since October 2023.
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has considered that the attacks by Israeli settlers in the West Bank are part of a systematic policy to terrorize citizens and forcibly displace them.
The Ministry called on the United Nations Security Council to "bear its responsibilities and work to establish an international protection and peacekeeping force to protect the Palestinian people in all occupied Palestinian territories."
The West Bank is witnessing an escalation in settler attacks, which range from burning homes and vehicles to assaulting farmers, amid protection from the Israeli army.
The extreme policies of the Israeli government encourage settlers to commit more crimes.
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An Israeli rights center condemns "ethnic cleansing" in the West Bank.