Israel’s president calls for an end to violence against Palestinians after ‘shocking and massive attacks’
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Israel’s president on Wednesday called for an end to the growing wave of residential violence following “horrific and serious” attacks by Palestinian settlers in the West Bank.
Isaac Herzog’s comments added an unusual and powerful voice to the criticism of Israeli violence by senior Israeli officials. Herzog’s position, while still ceremonial, is intended to serve as a moral compass and to consolidate power in the country.
Herzog said that this day that was “made” by the perpetrators “crosses the red line,” adding in a social media post that “all State authorities must take serious action to end this thing.”
On Tuesday, dozens of masked Israced settlers attacked the Palestinian villages of Beit LID and Deir Sharhaf in the West Bank, setting fire to cars and other property before clashing with Israeli soldiers.
Israel’s military chief of staff, Israel’s Lamir, accused Herzog, saying that the military “will not tolerate the incidents of a few jewelers who harm the public.”
He said the army is committed to the prevention of acts of violence committed by the settlers, which are described as inconsistent with Israeli standards and “distract our forces from carrying out their mission.”
Masks ask a Israeli threw stones and burned cars, olive trees and buildings in the latest attack on a bank in the west. The Israeli military said four Palestinians were being treated for injuries and their forces were attacked.
The chief of military command, MAJ MAJE. – Gen. Avi Bluth, said that responding to the “anarchist fringe” requires the use of important resources that are not focused on strengthening security and counterterrorism operations.
The army said the villagers attacked the villages and fled to a nearby industrial area and attacked the soldiers who responded with violence, damaging a military vehicle. The police said that four Israelis were arrested, while the soldiers said that four Palestinians were injured.
On Wednesday, the police released three of the suspects and, the minors who were arrested for allegedly burning the carrier and beating, will remain in custody for six days, as ordered by the judge. The police said that the actions of the three who were released are still being investigated, “with the aim of bringing the perpetrators to justice, regardless of their background.”
A continuation of surgery in Settlerler Resex
Tuesday’s violence in the West Bank was the latest in a series of attacks on young victims that have escalated since the war in Gaza began two years ago. These attacks have been intensified in recent weeks as Palestinians harvest their olive trees for the annual harvest.
The UN security office last week reported that there were more attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank in October than in any other 260 month. There were more than 260 attacks, the Office said.
Palestinians and human rights activists accuse Israeli forces and police of failing to stop attacks on residents. Israel’s government is dominated by right-wing environmentalists, including Finance Minister Bezaleli Smotrich, who created the settlement policy, and Cabinet Minister Tamamar Ben-Gvir, who oversees the national police.
Muayyad Shaaban, who heads the Palestinian Authority’s anti-violence movement, said residents set fire to milk trucks, farms, tin shacks and tents belonging to the Bedouin community.
He said the attack was part of a campaign to drive Palestinians from their land, and accused Israel of giving both the defenders and the defenseless. He called the sanctions on groups that “sponsor and support the colonial military project.”
In the West Bank city of Yatta, Dr. Tareq Abu Aram explains how often he treats the victims of Israeli violence.
Violence that undermines the Palestinian right to security
In Beit lid, the residents say they do not want their lives to be ruled by the fear of occupation violence.
Mahmoud Edeis said the violence is reducing his family’s right to live in safety.
“To feel that my children are safe, that when I go to sleep I can say, ‘Okay, nothing [to worry about]”he said.” But at any moment something can happen… This can’t go on. We cannot continue to live our whole life in a state of fear and danger. “
Amjad Amer Al-Juneidi, a dairy factory worker who was attacked on Tuesday, said the “organized attack” saw one person carrying cans full of petrol, another person opening the factory door and a third person opening the petrol.
“Their entry into the company was unplanned. It was organized and they had a fully organized plan on how to carry out the fire,” said Al-Junedi.
