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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Masked Israelis attack, set fire to homes in Palestinian village of Duma
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Masked Israeli men, likely settlers, have carried out attacks in the Palestinian village of Duma in the northern West Bank. An IDF force has been dispatched to the town to deal with the violence.
The official Palestinian news agency Wafa says “dozens” of settlers descended on the village, attacking civilian homes and setting fire to some of them.
The Kan public broadcaster reports that five settlers have been detained by the Israel Defense Forces.
In 2015, Duma was the site of an attack by extremist settler Amiram Ben-Uliel, who firebombed the home of the Dawabsha family. Ali Dawabsha, an 18-month-old baby, was burned alive in the attack, while his parents died of their injuries later in the hospital.
???? BREAKING: Dozens of Israeli settlers carried out a pogrom in the village of Duma, near Nablus in the West Bank, setting Palestinian homes and vehicles on fire. Two people were reported injured after their house was set ablaze. pic.twitter.com/ZqOqRjstQE
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