Israel arrests nine at Tel Aviv protest against West Bank settler violence
Two Israelis were also killed in the confrontation.On Friday, about 30 settlers entered Tal, next to the illegal Israeli settlement of Havat Gilad, and tried to break into two houses on Friday, said Essam Saifi, a local Fatah official. Residents confronted them, and the settlers opened fire.A video shows a Palestinian man seizing a rifle from a settler and shooting him before soldiers shot him dead. Ubai al-Aboudi, a rights activist in Ramallah, told Al Jazeera that one week prior, settlers set fire to a home in Tal with the family still inside.
- ▪Two Israelis were also killed in the confrontation.On Friday, about 30 settlers entered Tal, next to the illegal Israeli settlement of Havat Gilad, and tried to break into two houses on Friday, said Essam Saifi, a local Fatah official.
- ▪Residents confronted them, and the settlers opened fire.A video shows a Palestinian man seizing a rifle from a settler and shooting him before soldiers shot him dead.
- ▪Ubai al-Aboudi, a rights activist in Ramallah, told Al Jazeera that one week prior, settlers set fire to a home in Tal with the family still inside.
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News|Occupied West BankIsrael arrests nine at Tel Aviv protest against West Bank settler violenceProtest group says at least 200 demonstrated in Israeli capital a day after major escalation of West Bank violence.ListenListen (3 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoIsraeli police detain a protester during a demonstration against settler violence on Saturday [Tomer Neuberg/Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff and AnadoluPublished On 26 Jul 202626 Jul 2026Israeli police have arrested nine people at a Tel Aviv demonstration decrying settler violence in the occupied West Bank, according to media reports and protest organisers.Hundreds of people gathered on Kaplan Street on Saturday to demonstrate against the…
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