An Israeli watchdog says settlers killed at least 10 Palestinians and torched dozens of homes in the occupied West Bank in 2023, making it the “most violent” year on record for settler attacks, AFP reports.
Numerous West Bank attacks were carried out by a large group of Israeli settlers, and the violence spiked after Hamas’s October 7 attacks on Israel, said Yesh Din, a human rights group.
“At least 10 Palestinians were killed by settlers and dozens of homes and vehicles were set on fire” last year, it said.
“2023 was the most violent year in settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank in both the number of incidents and their severity.”
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