Israeli settlers set Palestinian homes, vehicles in Nablus on fire
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Israeli occupation forces storm various towns and villages across the occupied West Bank.
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Palestinian cars burning after Israeli settlers set them on fire in the town of Yatma, south of Nablus, occupied West Bank, on Sunday, May 19, 2024 (Screengrab from social media footage)
Israeli settler groups set ablaze Palestinian homes and multiple vehicles in the town of Yatma, located in the city of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank.
Gangs of Jewish settlers are attacking the town of Yatma, south of Nablus, and set fire to the vehicles and houses of Palestinian villagers. pic.twitter.com/WpJNuyarF8
— Gaza Notifications (@gazanotice) May 19, 2024
Meanwhile, Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of incursions into various areas of the West Bank, including the city of Tulkarm and the suburb of Zunaba in Tulkarm, the city of Qalqilya, the village of Sinjil in Ramallah city, and the village of Kafr Nima to its west.
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Additionally, the IOF raided the towns of al-Rihiya, Kharas, and Deir Samet south of al-Khalil, which saw confrontations erupting with Palestinian youths defending their towns.
In the southern West Bank, Israeli forces demolished a Palestinian home, despite the homeowner submitting documents to an Israeli court, but he never received a response.
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Human rights organizations revealed a surge in Israeli settler attacks and land seizures against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since the beginning of the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
The attacks involved armed Israeli settlers looting Palestinian lands by establishing makeshift shepherding outposts and adamantly refusing to vacate their premises in the occupied West Bank.
According to rights organizations, settlers at shepherding outposts are armed and have deployed attack dogs to intimidate and assault Palestinians, resulting in the killing of livestock and destruction of property.
According to the Israeli settlement monitoring organization Peace Now, "Israel" has seized over 1,000 hectares of land in the occupied West Bank this year. In March, Israeli occupation authorities designated 800 hectares adjacent to a Palestinian farmer's residence near the Jordan Valley village of al-Jiftlik as "state land", a decision that frequently results in limitations on Palestinian access.
Shepherds living in the occupied West Bank and Jordan Valley face numerous issues like their sheep being confined to enclosures. At the same time, the adjacent grazing field is unavailable owing to violent settlers who have taken over the region, the Israeli daily Haaretz said in a report on Sunday.
