Israeli settlers kill three more Palestinians in the occupied West Bank
Two Palestinians shot in the head, and one killed after being hit by tear gas canister fired by Israeli soldiers in village northeast of Ramallah.
At least three Palestinians have been killed by Israeli settlers in attacks across the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reports.
Israeli settlers shot dead two Palestinians during an overnight attack in the village of Khirbet Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah, Wafa reported on Sunday, citing a statement from the Palestinian Health Ministry.
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It identified the victims as Fare Jawdat Hamayel, 57, and Thaer Farouq Hamayel, 24. Both were shot in the head, the agency reported.
A third resident died later from the fumes of a tear gas canister fired by Israeli soldiers who accompanied the settlers to disperse residents when they tried to confront the attackers, Wafa said. It identified him as Muhammad Hassan Murrah, 55.
In a post on X, Palestinian Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh condemned the “brutal attack on innocent citizens”, saying three were killed and seven others injured.
The Israeli military said forces were dispatched to the Khirbet Abu Falah area “following a report of Palestinians being attacked by Israeli civilians near homes”, the AFP news agency reported.
“Later, it was reported that two Palestinians were killed as a result of gunfire. Additionally, it was reported that another Palestinian died from suffocation,” it said in a statement, according to the report.
The Israeli military said it was “looking into” the incidents, the AFP news agency reported.
Later on Sunday, Wafa reported that 27-year-old Amir Muhammad Shanaran was killed by settlers after an attack in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, on Saturday night.
Exploiting the United States-Israeli war on Iran, the settlers have stepped up harassment and attacks on Palestinians, particularly in rural areas of the West Bank. Wafa reported that at least eight Palestinians have been killed by settlers in the West Bank since the US-Israeli assault on Iran began a week ago.
On Saturday, the Palestinian Health Ministry, based in Ramallah, and a local mayor said Israeli settlers shot dead a Palestinian man and wounded his brother in an attack on the village of Wadi al-Rakhim in the southern West Bank.
Mohammad Rabai, head of the village council in nearby at-Tawani, told AFP that settlers had entered homes in the area and attacked the family of 27-year-old Amir Mohammad Shnaran, who later died.
The Israeli military said soldiers and police were dispatched to the scene after reports of a “violent confrontation” between Israelis and Palestinians. It said an investigation was under way.
Israeli soldiers or settlers have killed more than 1,000 Palestinians, both members of resistance groups as well as civilians, in the occupied West Bank since the start of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023, according to Palestinian Health Ministry figures.
At least 45 Israelis, including both soldiers and civilians, have been killed in Palestinian attacks or during Israeli military operations in the same period, according to official Israeli figures.
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