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Photos show an attack by settlers on the Palestinian village of Umm Safa in the West Bank on June 24, 2023. (Yesh Din)
Settlers riot in another Palestinian village; IDF spokesman: ‘Shameful acts of terror’
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
On fifth consecutive day of violence, assailants drive on Shabbat to set fire to cars and homes in Umm Safa, near Ramallah; IDF troops detain one suspect
Public Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (second left) with settlement leaders at the Evyatar outpost in the West Bank, June 24, 2023 (Twitter screenshot; used in accordance with clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
Visiting Evyatar, Ben Gvir tells settlers to ‘head for the hilltops,’ expand outposts
By ToI Staff
Israeli soldiers and settlers at the entrance to the West Bank town of Turmus Aya, June 21, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
US pans settler rampages, says Netanyahu’s settlement announcement ‘incites tensions’
By Jacob Magid
Palestinian homes and cars are seen on fire following a settler attack in the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya, June 21, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
Palestinian killed in unclear circumstances as settlers rampage in West Bank town
By Emanuel Fabian
Posters bearing the portraits of recently killed Israelis, with 'revenge' written underneath them in Hebrew are plastered along the Tapuach junction bus station in the West Bank, guarded by Israeli soldiers, on June 25, 2023. (Menahem KAHANA / AFP)
June 25, 2023, 10:43 pm
IDF sends 2 more battalions to West Bank after series of settler attacks
In all, 25 battalions will be deployed to region, a sharp increase from the typical 13
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: An Israeli soldier mans the Reihan checkpoint near the Israeli settlement of the same name, near Jenin in the West Bank on June 22, 2023. (GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)
June 25, 2023, 10:54 am
Palestinian gunmen target IDF post near Nablus; no injuries
Military says assailants open fire from passing vehicle near northern West Bank city; troops return fire
By Emanuel Fabian
File: Itamar Ben Gvir (right), head of the Otzma Yehudit party, and chairman of the Religious Zionism party Bezalel Smotrich at an election campaign event in Sderot, October 26, 2022. (Flash90)
June 25, 2023, 3:59 am
Ministers slam security chiefs for calling settler attacks on Palestinians ‘terror’
Ben Gvir orders probe into ‘collective punishment’ at settlement of Ateret after assault on nearby Palestinian village; Smotrich rejects security chiefs’ denunciation of attacks
By ToI Staff
Photos show an attack by settlers on the Palestinian village of Umm Safa in the West Bank on June 24, 2023. (Yesh Din)
June 25, 2023, 12:29 am
Off-duty soldier among 4 detained in latest settler attack on Palestinian village
Serviceman is suspected of involvement in Saturday rampage through Umm Safa in West Bank, where settlers set vehicles and homes ablaze and opened fire on civilians
By Emanuel Fabian
A screenshot from video of settlers firing at the West Bank village of Umm Safa on June 24, 2023. (Twitter video screenshot: Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 24, 2023, 9:22 pm
IDF, Shin Bet, police chiefs denounce settler attacks as ‘terror,’ vow to fight them
In rare joint statement, top officials say vigilante attacks targeting Palestinian civilians ‘contradict Jewish values,’ divert forces from fighting Palestinian terror
By Emanuel Fabian
Photos show an attack by settlers on the Palestinian village of Umm Safa in the West Bank on June 24, 2023. (Yesh Din)
June 24, 2023, 4:32 pm
Settlers riot in another Palestinian village; IDF spokesman: ‘Shameful acts of terror’
On fifth consecutive day of violence, assailants drive on Shabbat to set fire to cars and homes in Umm Safa, near Ramallah; IDF troops detain one suspect
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Police at the scene of a shooting attack at the Qalandiya checkpoint, north of Jerusalem, early June 24, 2023. (Israel Police)
June 24, 2023, 4:57 am
Israeli guard lightly hurt in shooting at checkpoint near Jerusalem; attacker killed
Palestinian gunman shot after opening fire on Qalandiya checkpoint in West Bank; civil guard hit in shoulder by bullet ricochet, taken to hospital
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
People at the Evyatar outpost in the West Bank, June 22, 2023. (Flash90)
June 24, 2023, 1:52 am
Settlers set up several unauthorized outposts in West Bank overnight — report
Activists plan to establish at least 4 more outposts, in addition to Evyatar, and have erected structures near Eli settlement, outside which 4 Israelis were killed in terror attack
By ToI Staff
Palestinian-Americans Olfat Abdel Aziz, left, and her daughters Nur, center, and Amal, right, pose for a portrait with their US passports in their damaged home in the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya, days after a rampage by settlers, Friday, June 23, 2023.(AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
June 23, 2023, 11:35 pm
US, EU officials pay solidarity visit to Palestinian town ransacked by settlers
Victim slain during rampage identified as permanent resident of US; Palestinian Affairs unit in embassy urges Israel to hold those responsible for attack accountable
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
Public Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (second left) with settlement leaders at the Evyatar outpost in the West Bank, June 24, 2023 (Twitter screenshot; used in accordance with clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 23, 2023, 8:04 pm
Visiting Evyatar, Ben Gvir tells settlers to ‘head for the hilltops,’ expand outposts
Hardline minister calls for punishing military offensive to kill thousands of ‘terrorists’ alongside wide campaign to settle West Bank; US opposes new settlement activity
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israeli soldiers at the Tapuah checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus, May 30, 2014 (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)
June 23, 2023, 7:42 pm
Israeli woman ‘dressed as Palestinian’ shot while trying to stab troops in West Bank
Woman taken to hospital with injuries to lower body; investigators reportedly examining if she was trying to die by suicide
By ToI Staff
The damage caused to Palestinian homes and cars by extremist Jewish settlers in the West Bank village of Turmus Ayya, on June 21, 2023 (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
June 23, 2023, 5:14 pm
Suspects in settler reprisals ordered to remain behind bars; fourth person detained
Jewish Israelis reportedly suspected of premeditated violence in connection with rampages through Palestinian towns; extremists said to be friends of terror victims
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
Officers of Border Police's West Bank undercover unit are seen operating in the West Bank city of Jenin, following a roadside bombing wounding Israeli troops, June 19, 2023. (Israel Police)
June 23, 2023, 1:27 pm
Police footage shows moment troops targeted by Jenin roadside bomb, rescue operation
‘Guys, calm down, we just drove over an explosive device,’ commander says over radio; 7 soldiers were hurt in blast targeting APC in West Bank city
By Emanuel Fabian
Armed Israeli settlers are seen opening fire in the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya, June 21, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter)
June 23, 2023, 12:01 pm
Armed settlers opened fire during rampage in West Bank’s Turmus Ayya, footage shows
Masked men with assault rifles seen shooting during rioting in Palestinian town; five Palestinians said shot, including one fatally; police say one suspect was shot by officer
By Emanuel Fabian
A screenshot of surveillance video from a mosque in the Palestinian town of Urif shows a masked suspect tearing pages from books, reported in Hebrew media as Quran books, as part of a rampage in the town on June 21, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 23, 2023, 2:44 am
Shin Bet detains 3 suspects following settler reprisal attacks in West Bank
Honenu group says trio of Jewish settlers denied legal counsel; new footage from one rampage in Palestinian town shows masked settler ripping book, said to be Quran, outside mosque
By ToI Staff
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