Israeli settlers brutally attack Palestinian West Bank villages

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
12 Apr 2024 18:33
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Hordes of Israeli settlers attack villages in the West Bank hurling stones, firing their guns, and setting ablaze homes and cars.

A Palestinian civilian, Jihad Afif Abu Alia, lays dead after he was shot by Israelis in the village of al-Mughayyir, near Ramallah, the occupied West Bank, occupied Palestine, on April 12, 2024. (Social media)

Israeli settlers, under the protection of Israeli occupation forces, attacked the homes of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank town of al-Mughayyir to the northeast of Ramallah, on Friday.

Then, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that after withdrawing, the occupation forces re-stormed the West Bank village.

Calls are being broadcast via loudspeakers of mosques in the village of Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah, urging people to stay on high alert to defend the village against an ongoing IDF-backed settler attack on the village. pic.twitter.com/M3nXrTcxFc
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) April 12, 2024

Multiple illegal settlers ransacked Palestinian property in al-Mughayyir, destroying and setting ablaze several cars, while opening fire from their rifles and guns on the homes of Palestinians in the village. At least one Palestinian man has been killed in the ongoing attack after he was shot by settlers in al-Mughayyir.

Meanwhile, the people of the town of al-Mughayyir in the West Bank are making appeals for help in extinguishing the raging fires in vehicles and residences following the brutal settlers' attack.

مصادر محلية: مستوطنون يحرقون عددا كبيرا من المركبات خلال الهجوم على بلدة المغير برام الله. pic.twitter.com/DHhHE1hP8Z
— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) April 12, 2024

The Palestinian Red Crescent continues to respond to the calls of injured Palestinians in the area, providing them with first aid and transferring others to hospitals in the occupied territory. It reported that at least one person was severely injured after being shot in the head in the village.

In a series of alarming events reported by Al Mayadeen's correspondent, a significant escalation of violence has unfolded in the town of al-Mughayyir, northeast of #Ramallah.

Settlers opened fire on #Palestinians as they stormed the village of al-Mughayyir, northeast of… pic.twitter.com/29TY8Sik0m
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) April 12, 2024

People were also injured after being physically assaulted by settlers while others were stoned by fanatic hordes. Another Palestinian was shot in the upper leg by an Israeli settler and was transferred to a hospital for medical care, the Palestinian Red Crescent announced.

احتدام المواجهات بين المستوطنين والمواطنين في بلدة المغير قضاء رام الله، وجيش الاحتلال والمستوطنين يطلقون الرصاص صوب منازل المواطنين. pic.twitter.com/XNIX2gUF9P
— Newpress | نيو برس (@NewpressPs) April 12, 2024

Local sources have also reported that Israeli occupation forces have detained a number of injured Palestinians.

Meanwhile, Palestinians called upon each other, via megaphones, to defend their town, which has come under a brutal attack. The Israeli Army Radio said that three Israeli soldiers were injured in confrontations with unarmed Palestinians who hurdles stones at them.

Israeli occupation forces also raided a number of towns surrounding Nablus and Ramallah, in a surprise arbitrary detention campaign.

Concurrently, illegal Israeli settlers also attacked the Palestinian Burqa town, near Ramallah, injuring at least three people who were physically assaulted and stoned.