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Masked Settlers Torch West Bank Factory and Farms, Four Palestinians Hurt

Authorities opened investigations after an attack that reflects a harvest-season spike in settler violence.

Palestinians inspect parts of a burnt house after Israeli settlers attack the village of Beit Lid, on Tuesday.
Illegal settlers, covering their faces with masks, attack Palestinian farmers, journalists and foreign activists with sticks and stones in Beita town of Nablus, West Bank on Saturday.
Israeli off-duty officer Yuval Ben Ami was beaten by dozens of settlers on the occupied West Bank, while he was assisting Palestinians in harvesting olives. He was hospitalized and received four stitches.
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Overview

  • Dozens of masked settlers set fires in the Beit Lid/Deir Sharaf area, torching trucks, tents and parts of the Al-Juneidi dairy factory.
  • The IDF said four Palestinians were injured and that troops dispersed the confrontation, while eyewitnesses alleged emergency responders were initially blocked.
  • Police and Shin Bet said inquiries are underway, with Israel Police reporting four arrests and the army saying six Israelis were detained.
  • The military said settlers also attacked soldiers at the scene and damaged an IDF vehicle.
  • The raid took place during a sharp seasonal upswing in settler attacks, with a UN report counting at least 264 incidents in October.