"The small hospital room in the Palestinian city of Yatta in the occupied West Bank is crammed with visitors. Their voices are hushed, their quiet presence the main source of comfort. Khader Nawaj'ah lies on his side, his face bruised and swollen and his left hand in a cast. A sheet hangs between him and the bed his wife, Fatima, is on, her broken arm in a sling."
"The Nawaj'ahs say they were sleeping outside their home in the Palestinian village of Khirbet Susiya in the South Hebron Hills to find some respite from the heat. They woke to the sound of their own screams as Israeli settlers from a nearby outpost attacked them. Settlers were surrounding me from the moment I woke up, and they were hitting me with stones, not just little stones, big stones, Nawaj'ah told the fifth estate co-host Ioanna Roumeliotis from his hospital bed."
"The Nawaj'ahs were just the latest victims of settler attacks to come through this hospital, said Dr. Tareq Abu Aram, who often treats victims. Many times, sometimes daily, at this time, two days weekly, at least. Since May 2024, the Canadian government has sanctioned 17 individuals and seven entities for perpetrating extremist settler violence against civilians in the West Bank."
A Palestinian couple from Khirbet Susiya was attacked while sleeping outside, suffering broken limbs and head bruising after settlers from a nearby outpost threw large stones and beat them with sticks. Local hospital staff in Yatta frequently treat victims of settler attacks, sometimes multiple times per week. Since May 2024, Canada sanctioned 17 individuals and seven entities for extremist settler violence in the West Bank, citing harms to Palestinian human rights, two-state prospects, and regional security. Despite sanctions, tax-deductible donations from Canadians to groups that financially support West Bank settlements continue, and medical workers report ongoing risks and limited protection for civilians.
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