Dozens of masked Israelis riot, hurl stones after illegal West Bank outpost evacuated
Four settlers reportedly beat Palestinian man near Ramallah; 64-year-old man said assaulted by settlers near Jordan border crossing; Palestinian farmers said attacked near Hebron
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Dozens of masked Israelis rioted and hurled stones at Palestinian motorists in the West Bank on Thursday, after authorities evacuated an illegal settler outpost in the area.
It was one of a number of reported attacks against Palestinians throughout the day, amid a surge in such incidents that rarely result in arrests.
Israel Defense Forces troops and police officers were dispatched to an area near Shiloh Junction, following reports of “dozens of masked Israeli civilians who were burning tires and throwing stones at Palestinian vehicles traveling on Route 60,” said the military and police, in a joint statement.
A report was received of a separate incident in which several masked Israelis set fire to a Palestinian car and attacked the occupants, the army said. Israeli firefighters extinguished the blaze and are investigating the cause.
The IDF said it was aware of reports that a Palestinian girl suffering from smoke inhalation was evacuated by an Israeli passerby from the scene and received treatment by the Red Crescent at the entrance to the settlement of Eli.
As a result of the stone throwing incidents, the military said several Palestinians were wounded, and damage was caused to a car.
“Security forces are currently searching the area for the suspects,” the IDF and police said, adding that they “condemn and act against violence of any kind.”
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Palestinian sources reported that at least 11 Palestinians were wounded in multiple attacks by settlers across the West Bank throughout the day.
Seven Palestinians were wounded in a settler attack on farmers north of Hebron in the southern West Bank, the Palestinian Authority’s news agency WAFA reported.
All seven were taken to a hospital in nearby Halhul after settlers from the Karmei Zur settlement attacked them with stones, clubs and tear gas, WAFA said.
Footage from the area published by Palestinian media appeared to show settlers throwing rocks over a road. It was unclear whether the incident captured in the footage was the same as the one reported by WAFA.
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Citing a security source, the outlet also reported that four settlers severely beat an 18-year-old Palestinian man west of Ramallah. The victim was taken to a hospital, where his condition was described as stable, according to WAFA.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that a 26-year-old man was hit in the foot by IDF gunfire in Qalqilya, and a 64-year-old man was assaulted by settlers near the Allenby Bridge border crossing with Jordan.
It also reported that a man and his daughter were assaulted by settlers south of Nablus, on the Ramallah-Nablus road and their vehicle was set on fire, in what appeared to be one of the incidents acknowledged by the IDF.
Settler attacks have been escalating in recent months, prompting security agencies to invest more in fighting the trend. Prosecutions of Jewish extremists are rare, however, and convictions are even rarer. Critics have accused the government, the most right-wing in Israel’s history, of shrugging off the attacks.
As of early November, the IDF had recorded at least 752 incidents of nationalistic crime and settler violence since the start of the year. The total for 2024 was 675 incidents.
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