Israeli Government Behind Settler Violence
Israeli human rights group B’Tselem stated that Israel supports settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, aiming to scare Palestinian communities into leaving their homes.
B’Tselem shared footage on X of settlers setting fire to a mosque and a tractor at dawn on Sunday, targeting the Bedouin community of Arab Al-Malehat, northwest of Jericho.
According to Palestine’s Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, Israeli settlers carried out 2,971 attacks on Palestinians and their property in the West Bank in 2024, killing ten Palestinians and destroying over 14,000 trees.