Widespread Injuries and Arrests in the West Bank Following Settler Attacks and Occupation Raids

Seven Palestinian citizens sustained varying degrees of injuries as a result of a series of violent attacks carried out by Israeli settlers, targeting approximately 13 locations in various parts of the occupied West Bank. These assaults coincided with a campaign of raids and incursions by the occupation army, which resulted in the arrest of seven citizens and the physical assault of an elderly Palestinian.

In detail, groups of settlers attacked the village of Jalud, south of Nablus city, where they severely beat residents. The attackers set fire to the village council building, in addition to burning four vehicles belonging to citizens, causing extensive material damage.

Medical sources from the Palestinian Red Crescent reported that their teams dealt with three injuries resulting from settler assaults, including a young man with a deep head wound. Other injuries, including bruises, were recorded in the town of Broqin in Salfit Governorate, after a Palestinian vehicle was heavily pelted with stones.

Jenin Governorate witnessed similar attacks, where settlers stormed the village of Al-Fandaqumiya and set fire to a number of homes and vehicles, in an attempt to terrorize and displace residents. A citizen was also injured with bruises in the town of Silat al-Dhahr after settlers assaulted him while attempting to burn his home, before residents were able to confront them and force them to retreat.

The wave of attacks extended to include the Amriha cluster and the outskirts of the town of Jaba, in addition to targeting Palestinians in the Ain al-Hilweh cluster and vehicles near the 'Kedumim' settlement. In the southern West Bank, two homes in the towns of Sa'ir and Halhul, north of Hebron, were subjected to similar attacks, amidst a noticeable escalation in the pace of organized settler violence.

Official data issued by the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission indicates a dangerous escalation in these violations, with more than 511 attacks carried out in February alone. These attacks have led to the martyrdom of seven Palestinians by settler gunfire, reflecting a systematic policy aimed at tightening the noose on the Palestinian presence.

Regarding military incursions, the occupation army launched a campaign of raids on citizens' homes in different areas, during which four Palestinians were arrested from the town of Tuqu', southeast of Bethlehem. Local sources reported that Israeli forces meticulously searched homes and tampered with their contents before taking the detainees to unknown destinations.

In the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, occupation forces arrested two 16-year-old youths and severely beat an elderly man in front of his family members during the raid. Arrests also included a young man from the village of Deir Nizam, as part of daily campaigns targeting youth cadres and activists in Palestinian villages and towns.

In a related context, the 'Shin Bet' and Israeli police announced the arrest of a cell comprising four young men from the city of Umm al-Fahm, allegedly for planning to carry out operations within the occupied territories. These arrests come at a time when more than 9,300 Palestinian prisoners are held in occupation prisons, suffering from harsh detention conditions and continuous violations of their basic rights.

Since the start of the comprehensive aggression in October 2023, the number of violations in the West Bank has reached record levels, with 1,133 Palestinians martyred and approximately 11,700 others injured. The recorded arrests have also reached about 22,000 cases, amid the ongoing war of extermination waged by the occupation on the Gaza Strip and its field repercussions in all Palestinian territories.

Settler attacks have escalated dangerously, with hundreds of assaults targeting lives and property under the protection of the occupation army.