ALBAWABA - Israeli settlers attacked Beit Furik, east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on Saturday. The attack that burned cars, damaged property, and targeted houses raised regional emotions.
Beit Furik mayor Arif Hanani told Al Jazeera that armed Israelis burnt three Palestinian cars, an agricultural shed, and hurled stones at houses in the Officers' Quarter in the west. He stated that the assailants came in a car from Itamar, a community constructed on captured Beit Furik and neighboring property.
People confronted settlers and drove them away. A security source told Israel's Army Radio that 30 settlers damaged Beit Furik.
Israeli troops attacked Habla, Sheikh Muslim, and Eastern Market residences in Nablus' Old City during settler assaults. They detained Abdul Rahman Al-Sayeh after searching his family home.
Searches of Al-Ein refugee camp west of Nablus included house searches. Hebron, Jenin, Salfit, and Qalqilya raids resulted in 12 Palestinian arrests, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Club.
The group reported violence, threats, and property damage during these raids. The West Bank, including Jerusalem, has imprisoned around 11,700 Palestinians since October 7, 2023, according to official Palestinian sources.
Palestinians accuse Israeli authorities of condoning settler violence to develop West Bank settlements, particularly East Jerusalem, where over 720,000 Israelis live.
These assaults have increased alongside Israel's Gaza operations, according to Al Jazeera. In Gaza, the military onslaught since October 7, 2023, has killed over 147,000 people and caused enormous devastation. Israeli military strikes and settler violence in the West Bank have killed 783 and wounded over 6,300.
The international world, including Palestinian leadership, has urged Israel to protect civilians and account for human rights breaches.
