Various areas of the occupied West Bank witnessed a new wave of systematic settler attacks on Saturday evening, targeting citizens' homes and properties. These attacks took place under the direct protection of Israeli occupation forces, leading to clashes in several areas and a number of Palestinians sustaining various injuries.
In the Hebron Governorate, a citizen and his son were injured by live settler fire during an attack targeting the town of Surif, northwest of the city. Medical sources confirmed that ambulance crews transported the injured to the hospital for treatment, while occupation forces stormed Al-Fawwar refugee camp to the south to secure the movements of settler groups.
In the Ramallah Governorate, local sources reported that armed settlers stormed the town of Turmus Ayya, where they grazed their sheep in olive groves and among citizens' homes. The attackers besieged a house in the eastern part of the town in an attempt to storm it, before the occupation army intervened to provide them with security cover.
In a related context, residents of the town of Sinjil confronted an attack carried out by an armed group of settlers on the western part of the town. Eyewitnesses stated that occupation forces quickly stormed the area to secure the settlers' withdrawal, amid a state of extreme tension that prevailed in the town due to repeated threats.
Nablus Governorate was not spared from these attacks, as settlers attacked the home of the Tubasi family in the village of Jalud with stones. This family faces daily attacks and continuous harassment from settlers residing in an illegal outpost established around their home with the aim of forcibly displacing them.
Another group of settlers also stormed the entrance to the village of Burin, south of Nablus, and began firing live ammunition indiscriminately at Palestinian youths. Despite the intense fire targeting citizens, no human casualties were reported, but the attack caused a state of panic and material damage to properties.
These field developments come amid a noticeable escalation in the pace of settler attacks in the West Bank, which have taken on a more organized and violent character since October 2023. These attacks coincide with the widespread military operations carried out by the occupation army in various Palestinian cities and refugee camps.
Official Palestinian data indicates that the ongoing Israeli escalation in the West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, has led to the martyrdom of 1169 Palestinians and the injury of more than 12,000 others. These figures reflect the extent of the systematic targeting of the Palestinian presence in the occupied territories.
Regarding arrests and displacement, reports documented the arrest of nearly 23,000 citizens since the beginning of the escalation, in addition to the displacement of approximately 33,000 people from their homes. These policies continue amid international silence regarding the crimes committed by settlers with official protection from the Israeli military establishment.
Our teams dealt with two injuries from live bullets to a father and his son during a settler attack on the town of Surif, and they were transferred to the hospital for treatment.
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Injuries in widespread settler attacks on West Bank towns under occupation protection