Israeli settlers raid West Bank town, commit arson, random killings
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Israeli settlers raid the town of Jit in the occupied West Bank, and with a green light from the Israeli occupation forces, commit arson and damage Palestinian property.
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Settlers attack Jit village in Qalqilya, setting fire to several homes and cars, August 15, 2024. (Social media)
A Palestinian youth was killed, and another critically injured on Thursday evening during an attack by Israeli settlers on the village of Jit, east of Qalqilya in the West Bank, an Al Mayadeen correspondent reported.
The settlers also set fire to several Palestinian homes and vehicles in Jit. According to local sources, the Israeli occupation forces blocked Palestinian Civil Defense teams from reaching the burning homes and vehicles to extinguish the flames.
"استشهاد الشاب رشيد عبد القادر (23 عامًا) برصاص المستوطنين في بلدة جيت شرق قلقيلية بعد اقتحام المستوطنين للبلدة" 👇 #فلسطين #الميادين pic.twitter.com/1WRoM3YqCE
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) August 15, 2024
In response, Palestinians confronted Israeli forces following their incursion into Qalqilya. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades – Luyuth al-Majd (Lions of Glory) groups confirmed targeting an Israeli officer, identified as Captain Louay, with gunfire at the eastern entrance of the city.
In Nablus, eight Palestinians suffered from tear gas inhalation after Israeli forces stormed the town of Houwwara, south of the city. Meanwhile, in al-Khalil, Israeli soldiers raided numerous homes in the Jaber neighborhood and Wadi Al-Husain area.
"مستوطنون يهاجمون قرية جيت قرب #قلقيلية ويقومون بحرق سيارات المواطنين الفلسطينيين " #الميادين #فلسطين pic.twitter.com/7sqdn2Gb6g
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) August 15, 2024
In related developments, Israeli media reported a heightened security alert in Tel Aviv as authorities search for two people believed to be planning an imminent attack.
#بالفيديو | مستوطنون يحرقون مركبة لفلسطيني خلال هجوم على قرية جيت شرق #قلقيلية.#الميادين #فلسطين pic.twitter.com/paUuauJiA8
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) August 15, 2024
These latest incidents are part of a broader escalation of violence in the West Bank, which has seen an increase in confrontations since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.
Towns and cities across the West Bank have been subjected to daily incursions by settlers and occupation forces, often resulting in widespread arrests, as well as deaths and injuries.
At least 606 Palestinians have been killed and about 5,400 others wounded at the hands of the Israeli occupation forces and Israeli settlers in various cities and camps of the West Bank since the start of the war on Gaza on October 7.
