Illegal Zionist Settlers Attacks Target Palestinian Homes in West Bank Village
According to the Al-Baidar Human Rights Organization, five homes and several vehicles were torched during the raid. Settlers also caused significant property damage and spread fear among residents, particularly women and children. Local sources reported that tear gas canisters were fired inside some homes, resulting in four cases of suffocation due to gas inhalation.
Susya is situated in the Masafer Yatta area, where Palestinian communities have repeatedly faced settler violence, including home invasions and livestock grazing on Palestinian-owned land. Residents have consistently called for protection and an end to attacks.
Violence by both the Israeli army and illegal settlers in the West Bank has increased since the military offensive in Gaza began in October 2023. Palestinian sources report that over 1,116 people have been killed, 11,500 wounded, and 22,000 arrested since the escalation began.
Palestinians warn that these attacks are part of a broader effort to prepare for the formal annexation of the West Bank, a move that would effectively block the realization of a Palestinian state as envisioned in UN resolutions.
The international community and the United Nations recognize the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as occupied Palestinian territory and regard Israeli settlements there as illegal under international law. In July 2024, the International Court of Justice issued a landmark opinion declaring Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory illegal and calling for the evacuation of all settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
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