Palestinians bury four men killed in an earlier clash with Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank village of Tell. According to local officials, the confrontation took place on Friday when about 20 Israeli settlers entered Tell and fought with residents defending their property. The following day, families hold funerals for the four Palestinians who were killed. The incidents trigger wider violence: Palestinians report that late Friday, settlers attacked other nearby areas, including Farata, where olive groves are reported to have been set on fire and people attempting to extinguish the blaze were shot at.
The broader context is escalating violence in the West Bank since the war in Gaza began after Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, with clashes and attacks involving settlers and Palestinians occurring more frequently. One outlet also reports that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces that more settlements would be allowed in the region following the deaths of two Israelis connected to the same incident.
