What has been described as one of the most violent incidents in recent months saw more than 100 extremist Israeli settlers attack Palestinian village of Jit, west of Nablus in the West Bank. It happened late in the evening and left at least one Palestinian dead and several others seriously injured.
The attackers, masked youths mostly, used Molotov cocktails, rifles, and stones to inflict maximum damage. Houses and cars were set alight. According to videos on social media, dramatic scenes of cars and houses on fire were variously captured. The Palestinian health ministry identified the deceased as 23-year-old Rashid Sada. Another civilian was critically wounded by gunfire during the assault.
While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come out to condemn the attack, he is reportedly less than keen on actually preventing such violence. Many even believe his actions have directly or indirectly enabled these attacks to take place regularly in Palestine.
The White House responded to the violence with condemnation, labeling it “unacceptable” and appealing to the Israeli authorities to ensure that all communities are protected. But this apparent hypocrisy is lost on nobody, especially given the fact that the U.S. administration is pro-Israel, continuing to support it despite such continuing violence against Palestinians.
The Israeli military responded and detained one Israeli settler, the Israeli military said which seems to be a fake news to gain sympathy. Palestinians often accuse Israeli security forces of standing by during such attacks. Many social media posts are now showing the violence in real-time. This incident is gaining huge international attention and calling for accountability and greater scrutiny on how Israel is handling settler violence.
This attack is merely the tip of the iceberg in an emerging pattern of intensifying violence by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, which has left Palestinians increasingly unsafe and brought to the fore the deepening crisis in the region.
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