200 Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Towns in West Bank

Ramallah, MINA – Extremist Jewish settlers launched attacks on Palestinian towns across the occupied West Bank overnight and early Tuesday, accompanied by widespread raids, home searches, and arrests carried out by Israeli forces, the Palestinian Information Center reports.

In Ramallah, more than 200 settlers attacked the outskirts of al-Mazra’a ash-Sharqiya town, east of the city, at dawn under the protection of Israeli soldiers.

The municipality of al-Mazra’a ash-Sharqiya said that settlers attacked the outskirts of the town, vandalizing vehicles and homes before residents confronted them and forced them to leave the area. At least four cars and two homes sustained damage in the settler attack.

In Silwad, northeast of Ramallah, dozens of settlers, under military protection, attacked the town at dawn and stole dozens of livestock belonging to three Palestinian residents, while also vandalizing property at a number of homes.

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Violent clashes reportedly broke out between Israeli forces and local youths during the settler attack on Silwad.

Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation forces carried out raids on homes and kidnapped a number of Palestinian citizens in different West Bank areas.

In Tubas, Israeli forces kidnapped 86-year-old Burhan Odeh and his 57-year-old daughter, Rashida, from the town of Tammun, southeast of the city.

According to the Palestinian Prisoner Society, the elderly man and his daughter were taken prisoner to pressure his son into surrendering, noting that Israeli forces had previously detained family members on several occasions for the same purpose.

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In Nablus, Israeli forces kidnapped a 68-year-old citizen from his home in the al-Masaken area of the city. In Jenin, two citizens were kidnapped by Israeli forces from their homes in the town of Jaba. Israeli forces also carried out raids on homes in other areas of the West Bank, with no reported arrests.[]

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)

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