Israeli settlers launched a series of violent attacks across multiple Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank overnight Saturday and into Sunday, resulting in smashed cars, widespread fires, and injuries to several individuals. This marks the latest significant escalation of violence in the volatile region.
The official Palestinian news agency WAFA documented assaults in at least six communities on Sunday. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that at least three Palestinians in the village of Jalud sustained head wounds from beatings and required hospitalisation after confronting the settlers. Settlers were also reported to have been injured during these confrontations. This rampage followed the death of an 18-year-old Israeli settler a day earlier, killed in a collision with a Palestinian vehicle near two of the affected villages. Police are currently investigating claims from settlers that the collision was deliberate.
