More than 100 Israeli settlers carry out an early Tuesday predawn attack on a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank. The assault includes damage to Palestinian properties and leaves three members of Israel’s security forces injured while they try to restore order. Israeli leaders respond with an unusually direct condemnation of the raid and a separate attack reported on another West Bank village the same day.
The reports describe the incident as part of a wider pattern of settler violence drawing international attention. France 24 adds that the raid comes around the time Israel’s military attempts to escort a Palestinian family back to their home after earlier settler attacks. Al-Monitor notes that the condemnation is rare and follows recent international scrutiny in the context of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s prior comments that downplayed such violence in a United Nations address. Across outlets, the key points focus on the size of the settler group, injuries to Israeli security personnel, property damage, and the unusual breadth of official rebuke.
