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Dozens of residents raided villages and set hearth to homes searching for the lacking teenager.
A Palestinian man has been killed in an assault by Israeli settlers within the occupied West Financial institution, the place tensions stay excessive amid fears of extra violence.
Dozens of residents attacked the village of al-Mughayir, northeast of Ramallah, after a 14-year-old Israeli resident went lacking, killing one Palestinian and wounding no less than 25 individuals.
The assaults, which started with the setting on hearth of a number of Palestinian properties on Friday, continued on Saturday, when no less than 4 Palestinians have been wounded within the village of Duma and one other in al-Mughayyir.
In Duma, a number of homes and vehicles have been set on hearth as Israeli forces watched, locals instructed Al Jazeera.
The Israeli army mentioned the physique of a lacking teenager had been discovered, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemning the “heinous homicide” and “severe crime” on Saturday.
Al Jazeera's Nida Ibrahim, reporting from Abu Falah, north of Ramallah, mentioned no less than 40 automobiles and houses have been destroyed within the assault.
There are fears that extra Palestinian properties may very well be focused, Ibrahim mentioned, noting that many residents have been nonetheless strolling round within the Palestinian village and no less than two close by Palestinian communities.
Israeli opposition chief Yair Lapid criticized “violent riots” by settlers within the occupied West Financial institution and urged the nation's management to intervene to keep away from extra killing.
“Violent riots by residents are a harmful violation of the legislation, they usually intervene with safety forces working within the space,” Lapid posted on Twitter.
Netanyahu and Nationwide Safety Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir should “cease the chaos on the bottom earlier than extra bloodshed happens,” Lapid mentioned.
'lack of accountability'
Raids by Israeli settlers and troopers on West Financial institution cities and villages have elevated for the reason that warfare on Gaza started on October 7, killing a whole lot of Palestinians.
Ibrahim reported that “settler assaults are on the rise and 2023 has been the best on document in terms of settler assaults in opposition to Palestinians”.
“Already this 12 months, we’re seeing three to 4 assaults per day,” he mentioned. Palestinians say the shortage of accountability permits settlers to proceed assaults.
Close to the village of Ain Siniya in Ramallah, resident Abed Abu Awwad instructed Al Jazeera on Saturday that settlers blocked a highway and threw stones at his automobile, breaking a window.
Al Jazeera's Ibrahim mentioned that Israeli forces had arrange a checkpoint to forestall vehicles from going into al-Mughayir and surrounding villages.
The Israeli army, which earlier mentioned it had discovered the teenager's physique, posted on Twitter that “safety forces are persevering with to seek for these suspected of finishing up the assault”.
Reporting from occupied East Jerusalem, Al Jazeera's Imran Khan mentioned Israeli army raids within the occupied West Financial institution have been going down on an virtually nightly foundation in a number of places.
“It is a technique that Israeli authorities have intentionally carried out within the occupied West Financial institution – they are saying they’re going after Hamas targets and any fighters, however we’re seeing an increasing number of Palestinian civilians being arrested. “It’s being achieved and we’re seeing a whole lot of violence occurring in these areas,” Khan mentioned.
The US and the UK have introduced sanctions on Israeli residents accused of human rights violations in opposition to Palestinians within the occupied West Financial institution.
Rights teams have accused the army of failing to cease settler violence or punish troopers for wrongdoing.
Settlers listed below are Israeli residents who reside on non-public Palestinian land within the occupied West Financial institution and East Jerusalem. The settlements are unlawful beneath worldwide legislation.