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Dozens of settlers torch homes, cars in Palestinian village in West Bank

15 August 2024, 9:19 pm 119 Edit
A home torched by masked settlers in the Palestinian town of Jit in the West Bank, August 15, 2024. (Screenshot: X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
A home torched by masked settlers in the Palestinian town of Jit in the West Bank, August 15, 2024. (Screenshot: X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Roughly 50 masked Israeli settlers have invaded the Palestinian village of Jit, torching at least four homes and six vehicles, an Israeli security official tells The Times of Israel.

Following the publication of photos from the attack in the northern West Bank village, Labor party chairman Yair Golan tweets: “Messianic Jewish terrorism is determined to ignite the territory and force a difficult and unnecessary regional campaign on Israel.”

As is almost always the case in such incidents of settler violence, there are no reports of any arrests.

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