Three Palestinians killed in occupied West Bank in clashes with Jewish settlers

Published on 26/06/2025 - 18:09 GMT+2

Three group were killed successful nan occupied West Bank precocious connected Wednesday aft dozens of Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian colony adjacent to Ramallah, nan Palestinian Health Ministry said.

Palestinian residents of nan colony Kafr Malik said connected Thursday that location were some casualties and spot harm aft Jewish settlers attacked nan town.

One of nan injured Palestinians, Munjed Nawaf Hamayel, said that his brother, Murshed, was changeable dormant by a worker during nan attack.

"We were amazed that nan settlers started attacking nan houses and burning nan cars," said Hamayel. "The worker came from that guidance and changeable him," Hamayel said.

"He (the soldier) saw that he had thing pinch him."

The Israeli subject confirmed that settlers group occurrence to spot successful Kafr Malik and said 5 group were arrested.

It explained that its soldiers opened occurrence connected Palestinians who had thrown rocks astatine forces and that immoderate group were killed and wounded arsenic a result.

100 Israeli settlers stormed town, Palestinians claim

Najeb Rostom, nan caput of Kafr Malik, said much than 100 settlers entered nan municipality connected Wednesday evening, group spot connected occurrence and changeable astatine residents who tried to extremity them.

A quality authorities organisation released CCTV footage connected Thursday of Israeli settlers assaulting Palestinian villages successful nan occupied West Bank.

In 1 of nan videos by B'Tselem, masked individuals were seen successful nan colony of Taybeh brandishing sticks and throwing stones.

A 2nd video by nan organisation showed fume rising and a car connected occurrence successful nan municipality of Kafr Malk. Both incidents took spot connected Wednesday.

The Israeli service said that they are not alert of nan incident successful Taybeh.

Funeral held for nan victims

On Thursday, Palestinians held a ceremonial for 3 men who were killed successful nan attack.

Mourners carried nan bodies of Lutfi Bairat, Mohamed Alnaji, and Murshed Hamayel and chanted, "Listen, Zionists: Our group will ne'er kneel."

Tensions person risen successful nan occupied West Bank, wherever clashes pinch Israeli troops, apprehension raids and attacks by Jewish settlers person occurred much often since Hamas' deadly onslaught connected confederate Israel successful 2023, successful which militants killed complete 1,300 group and captured astir 150.

Israeli authorities person built astir 160 settlements, forbidden nether world law, lodging immoderate 700,000 Jews successful nan West Bank and East Jerusalem successful 1967.