Overview

• On July 5, radical settlers hurled large stones at two Deutsche Welle journalists in the West Bank village of Sinjil, chasing them and damaging their vehicle.
• German Ambassador Steffen Seibert condemned the attacks as reprehensible and demanded that Israel halt extremist settler violence against Palestinian communities.
• Deutsche Welle Director Peter Limbourg and the German Journalists’ Association called on the Israeli government to ensure safe working conditions for media in the occupied territories.
• AFP reporters noted that on July 4, clashes between Palestinian protesters and settlers in Sinjil prompted Israeli troops to intervene with warning shots.
• Oliver Owcza of the German Representative Office in Ramallah warned that unchecked settler violence has driven rising displacements and reflects a culture of impunity.