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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Bethan McKernan and Sufian Taha in Turmus Ayya, West Bank

‘Nowhere in Palestine is free’: West Bank villagers defenceless against rising settler violence

A woman comforts Hanan Qattin in her home against pictures of her son Omar, killed by gunfire during an attack by Israeli settlers in the West Bank village of Turmus Ayya
Hanan Qattin is comforted in her home after her son Omar was killed by gunfire during an Israeli settler attack on the West Bank village of Turmus Ayya. Photograph: Quique Kierszenbaum

Although it was the second day of Eid al-Adha, there were no celebrations at the family home of Omar Abu Qattin in the occupied West Bank village of Turmus Ayya.

The week before, after rescuing several children from houses being attacked by Israeli settlers during an unprecedented rampage through the area, the 27-year-old was shot and killed – most likely by an Israeli soldier. The army said it arrived to extinguish the fires and opened fire after Palestinians threw rocks, although the exact circumstances remain unclear.

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