With focus on Iran, Israeli settlers wage West Bank violence

"Under the cover of war, the cooperation between the military and Israeli settler militias is deepening the ethnic cleansing of the West Bank. As soon as the Israeli American offensive against Iran began, Israel imposed sweeping movement restrictions on Palestinians in the West Bank."

"Over the first 10 days of the war on Iran, Israeli rights group Yesh Din documented 109 separate incidents of settler violence against Palestinians in 62 communities including shootings, physical assaults, property damage and threats."

"Settlers deliberately graze livestock in Palestinians' cultivated fields, destroy crops and stored food, steal livestock, and vandalise solar panels and water tanks. The level of violence in the West Bank is unacceptable."

Since Israel and the United States launched military operations against Iran on February 28, settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank has dramatically escalated. Five Palestinians have been killed, and human rights organizations documented 109 separate incidents of settler violence across 62 communities within the first ten days, including shootings, physical assaults, property destruction, and threats. Israeli military cooperation with settler militias has deepened, facilitating ethnic cleansing efforts. Settlers have engaged in systematic harassment including livestock grazing on cultivated fields, crop destruction, livestock theft, and vandalism of infrastructure. International observers and human rights groups have condemned the violence as unacceptable, calling for Israeli authorities to prevent further attacks and ensure accountability.

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