Rights group reports 4 settler attacks on West Bank Palestinians
The Yesh Din rights group says four settler attacks on Palestinians have taken place this evening.
In one previously reported attack in Sinjil, two houses were torched along with four vehicles.
In Ein Sinya, settlers set a house on fire.
In Turmusaya, dozens of settlers hurled stones at civilians and damaged property.
On the West Bank’s main north-south highway Route 60, settlers are hurling stones at passing Palestinian vehicles, the group says.
“This is the message the Israeli government and Defense Minister Katz send when they seek to ‘strengthen and encourage’ the settlements: Settler violence against innocent Palestinians without a response from the security forces,” Yesh Din says in a statement.
⚡️ Settler gangs set fire to Palestinian vehicles in the town of Sinjil, north of Ramallah in the West Bank, and threw stones at Palestinians, injuring one. pic.twitter.com/wVIoA3mwLH
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Last week, Defense Minister Israel Katz released all 16 Israeli Jews who were under administration detention due to their alleged involvement in attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank. Katz argued that it was better for settlers to be able to rejoice amid the hostage deal, rather than only the families of Palestinian terrorists slated for release.
The Shin Bet was not consulted in the move and warned that it could further destabilize the West Bank.
Thousands of Palestinians and dozens of Israeli Arabs remain under administration detention.