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Israeli residents are agitating and desecrating mosques in a Palestinian village in the central bank throughout the night, writing hateful messages on a diversionary display, on a day when other Israeli leaders have condemned the latest attacks on Palestinians.
Another wall and three copies of the Qur’an and some of the carpeting in a mosque in the Palestinian city of Deir have been lit up by a news reporter.
On the other side of the mosque, the settlers had left written messages such as “We are not afraid,” “We will take revenge again and ‘and’ continue to blame. ‘ The writing kicked in Hebrew was difficult to do. It seemed to refer to the references. Gen AVI Bluth, the main military command of the military, who issued a minor element of violence on Wednesday.
The Israeli military said in a statement that it had sent troops to investigate the scene and had not identified any suspects. It means that it was referring the case to the Israeli police and security.
The burning and looting of the mosque is the latest in a string of attacks that have sparked expressions of concern at the highest levels from senior officials, military leaders and the Trump Administration.
Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there was “some concern about the events in the West Bank that undermine the power of Gaza.”
The Israeli authorities have sought to cast the charge of subjugation as the work of a few extremists. But Palestinians and rights groups say violence is rampant and perpetrated by settlers around the world, with no protection from the proper Israeli government, led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu did not comment on the violence.
THE ARISTI ARIS
The latest round of praise was followed by more attacks on Tuesday that saw dozens of masked Israelis search vehicles and other property in the Palestinian villages of Beit Lid and Deir Sharaf.
The army said the residents fled to a nearby industrial area and attacked soldiers who responded to the violence, damaging a military vehicle. Four Israelis were arrested, and four Palestinians were injured, authorities said.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog described the attack as “horrifying and serious.” Herzog’s position, while still ceremonial, is intended to serve as a moral compass and to consolidate power in the country.
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.
Herzog said the violence perpetrated by the “perpetrators” of the caller “crosses a red line,” adding in a social media post that “all government authorities must act decisively to put an end to this.”
Israel’s military chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Gen. Zamir, recorded Herzog’s rebuke of Western banking violence, said that the military “will not tolerate incidents of discrimination by law-abiding criminals.”
He said that the army is committed to the prevention of acts of violence committed by the settlers, who are described as being against Israeli values and “distracting our forces from fulfilling their mission.”
On Wednesday, the police released three of the suspects. The fourth suspect, a minor arrested on suspicion of arson and assault, 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.”
Decades of violence
Subsidiary violence has been firmly established for decades, and mosques in Deir Istiya have been attacked by residents.
Residents desecrated the mosque in 2012, according to the State Department, and in 2014, according to a cycle of independent violence from the league’s anti-defamation website.
Violence had reached its peak before the war in Gaza broke out more than two years ago, and has only grown since. October was the month with the highest number of recorded attacks in the West Bank since the UN office for aid communications, known as Ocha, began keeping track in 2006.
In the West Bank city of Yatta, Dr. Tareq Abu Aram explains how often he treats the victims of Israeli violence.
The Palestinians say the aim of the violence is to drive them to their lands. Ocha said that 3,535 Palestinians have been expelled without violence or access restrictions since 2023, which is the most suspected since previous years.
The right-wing government of Netanyahu is expanding beyond the borders of the former settlements to establish new agricultural areas, which they call “small areas.”
Outposts – usually little more than a few shares and a pen of livestock – now spend a significant amount of time in Palestinian villages, with some residents gaining control over agricultural resources and water resources.
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.
About 94 percent of all investigation files opened by the Israeli police for occupation violence from 2005 to 2024 ended without surprise of the Israeli human rights group. Since 2005, only three percent of investigative files opened on domestic violence have resulted in full or partial convictions.
