West Bank raids result in death of Gaza police chief and arrest of 40 people in a single village
Smoke billows after settlers set fire to homes and businesses in the West Bank village of Faraata on Friday. Meanwhile, the United Nations, Jordan, and the Palestinian leadership called for holding settlers accountable and halting the ongoing attacks. The Al-Baidar Organization for the Defense of Bedouin Rights stated that the establishment of the new outpost is part of a plan aimed at fragmenting Palestinian areas and isolating vast tracts of agricultural land.
- ▪Smoke billows after settlers set fire to homes and businesses in the West Bank village of Faraata on Friday.
- ▪Meanwhile, the United Nations, Jordan, and the Palestinian leadership called for holding settlers accountable and halting the ongoing attacks.
- ▪The Al-Baidar Organization for the Defense of Bedouin Rights stated that the establishment of the new outpost is part of a plan aimed at fragmenting Palestinian areas and isolating vast tracts of agricultural land.
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Smoke billows after settlers set fire to homes and businesses in the West Bank village of Faraata on Friday. Obtained by CNN Facebook X LinkedIn The West Bank is now under siege from rapidly escalating Israeli settlement activity and military operations on Saturday, coinciding with mounting Arab and international condemnations of settler violence. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1652956513490-0'); }); Settlers established a new settlement outpost north of Nablus, while Israeli occupation forces launched widespread raid and arrest campaigns targeting dozens of Palestinians across several governorates. Meanwhile, the United Nations, Jordan, and the Palestinian leadership called for holding settlers accountable and halting the ongoing attacks.
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