WEST BANK, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), Israeli settlers carried out a wave of attacks across the West Bank and Jerusalem over the past 24 hours, targeting Palestinians, their property, farmland, ambulances and religious sites, as eight countries lashed out at the escalating settler attacks.
In the Ramallah governorate, settlers established a new outpost near Burqa and erected a tent in preparation for another near Deir Abu Mashal. They also attacked a Palestinian family in Al-Taybeh, cut off its water and electricity lines, assaulted farmers near Jammala and Beitillu, and targeted ambulances in Beitin.
Settlers also closed the iron gate leading to Deir Dibwan, burned a Palestinian vehicle nearby and seized another belonging to a young man from Burqa.
In al-Khalil, settlers stormed Khirbet Khallet al-Hummus, south of Yatta, attacked homes belonging to the Ubeid al-Masri family and released livestock around the area to damage residents’ property.
In Jerusalem, settlers assaulted shepherds in the Anata plain and stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under Israeli police protection on Thursday, where they performed Talmudic rituals and ritual prostration near the Dome of the Rock.
The attacks came a day after the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Türkiye, Indonesia and Pakistan issued a joint statement condemning escalating settler violence against Palestinians.
The eight countries said attacks on civilians, mosques and other places of worship constituted blatant violations of international law and international humanitarian law.
They specifically cited recent attacks on the Grand Mosque in Jiljilya and Al-Farouq Mosque in Mazari al-Nubani, north of Ramallah.
The ministers held Israel responsible for settler violence and warned that the attacks fuel extremism and undermine international efforts to achieve peace.
They urged the international community to pressure Israel to halt the escalation and reaffirmed their support for ending the occupation and achieving a just, lasting and comprehensive peace.
