Jewish settlers slaughter Palestinian livestock, assault family in West Bank, IDF reports
According to the IDF, soldiers and police forces followed up on a report that “several Israeli civilians were slaughtering livestock and damaging Palestinian property.”
Jewish settlers beat and slaughtered animals belonging to a Palestinian family in the West Bank on Monday, and members of that family were also attacked, Army Radio reported.
According to the IDF, soldiers and police forces joined the call from the Samua region following a report that “several Israeli civilians were slaughtering animals and damaging property on Palestinian land.”
The IDF recorded three Palestinians injured during the incident and evacuated for medical treatment.
According to the IDF, “There were no suspects in the area upon the arrival of the forces. Security forces are currently continuing searches in the area.”
Settler violence on the rise in the West Bank
On Sunday, lawyer Omar Nahmani, president of the NGO Return with Wisdom and former spokesman for Democratic Union chairman Yair Golan, sent a letter to Shin Bet chief David Zini, urging the Shin Bet to take action after three Jews affiliated with the Hilltop Youth movement allegedly attacked a pregnant Arab woman in Jaffa.
A lawyer has warned that settler violence is shifting from the West Bank to Israeli cities, urging the Shin Bet to take action after three hilltop Jewish teenagers allegedly attacked a pregnant Arab woman in Jaffa. (source: screenshot/section 27a copyright law)
In the letter, the lawyer warned that settler violence was shifting from the West Bank to Israeli cities.
The letter follows an incident in which a woman was allegedly attacked while sitting in her car with her five-year-old son and seven-year-old daughter. According to the family’s statement, three Jewish young people sprayed pepper spray on the vehicle and fled, shouting threats and obscenities. The woman was evacuated to Wolfson Medical Center in minor condition.
An Israeli settler shot and killed a 16-year-old Palestinian in Tuqu on December 16, following the funeral of another teenager, the town’s mayor said.
“Today… several young people gathered on the main street when a settler shot 16-year-old Muheeb Jibril in the head,” Tuqu’ Mayor Mohammed al-Badan told Reuters by phone. he said.
Violence has increased in the West Bank since the war in Gaza began in October 2023. Attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank have increased sharply; The UN reported that a record number of attacks were recorded in October.
Hodaya Ran, Reuters and The Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.
