Israeli settlers attacked two Palestinian villages near Ramallah in the central West Bank on Saturday evening, firing live bullets and setting fires, according to official Palestinian media.
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The Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that armed settlers, under the protection of Israeli occupation forces, attacked the village of Ramon from the northwest, opening fire at residents and their homes. No injuries were reported.
Settlers also set fire to agricultural land surrounding Palestinian homes in the area. Israeli forces entered the area to secure the settlers, firing illumination flares that exacerbated the fires, causing material damage to Palestinian farmland.
Another group of settlers attacked the village of Deir Jarir, sparking clashes with residents. Settlers gathered at the village’s western entrance, while Israeli forces stormed the area to protect them, closing the entrance and firing live ammunition and tear gas at unarmed residents trying to repel the attack. No injuries were reported.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a brief statement to Anadolu Agency that the Israeli army prevented its crews from reaching Deir Jarir after reports of the settler attack.
According to the Palestinian government’s Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, settlers carried out 466 assaults against Palestinians and their property in the West Bank in July alone, killing four people and forcibly displacing two Bedouin communities comprising 50 Palestinian families.
Alongside the ongoing genocide in Gaza, Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, have killed at least 1,013 Palestinians, wounded around 7,000, and arrested more than 18,500, according to Palestinian data.
Since October 7, 2023, Israel—backed by the United States—has been committing genocide in Gaza through killing, starvation, destruction, and displacement, ignoring international appeals and International Court of Justice orders to stop.
The assault has so far resulted in 61,369 Palestinian deaths, 152,862 injuries, over 9,000 missing persons, hundreds of thousands displaced, and famine claiming many lives. (Anadolu)
