Lone suspect arrested after last night’s settler rampage released, wasn’t even tied to the attack

16 August 2024, 4:19 pm 10 Edit

A car 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)

Hebrew media reports that the lone suspect arrested after last night’s settler rampage in the Palestinian village of Jit has been released.

Moreover, reports say he wasn’t even arrested on suspicion of involvement in the riot itself, but rather for obstructing the work of Border Police who were operating in the nearby illegal Israeli outpost of Havat Gilad.

Settlers who carry out attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank are rarely, if ever charged, with convictions in such cases even less common.