Three Palestinians Shot by Illegal Israeli Settlers in West Bank
The Palestine Red Crescent Society confirmed that its emergency crews operating out of Ramallah transported all three wounded individuals to hospital, noting one victim was in serious condition.
The Jerusalem Governorate reported that settlers compounded the assault by seizing dozens of sheep belonging to local Palestinian farmers during the raid. Voice of Palestine radio, a state-run broadcaster, separately reported that illegal settlers attacked homes on the outskirts of Mikhmas, assaulted residents and stole livestock.
The attack is the latest episode in a sharp surge of settler violence that has gripped the West Bank since Israel launched its war on Gaza in October 2023 — a conflict accompanied by widespread reports of killings, mass arrests, forced displacement, and accelerating illegal settlement expansion across the territory.
Palestinian official figures paint a stark picture of the toll: more than 1,115 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and approximately 11,500 others wounded since the conflict began. A further 22,000 Palestinians have been detained over the same period.
The violence unfolds against a significant legal backdrop. In a landmark ruling issued in July 2024, the International Court of Justice declared Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory illegal and called for the full evacuation of all settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
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