This Week in Palestine: Israeli Settlers Attack School, Beat Elderly Palestinian Woman, and Escalate Ethnic Cleansing Campaign
Zeteo's weekly round-up of the stories you may have missed out of occupied Gaza and the West Bank, as Israel continues its genocidal war and apartheid policies.
Killing with impunity. Settler violence is out of control in the occupied West Bank, yet it’s extremely rare that settlers are held accountable. In fact, it’s often Palestinians who are detained during attacks, even though they were the ones terrorized by Israeli settlers.
Just this week, settlers beat an elderly woman, killed three Palestinians in separate attacks, including one on a school, and re-established an illegal settlement that was dismantled more than 20 years ago. And that’s just a small glimpse of Israeli violence against Palestinians this week. We documented more below, and we bring you the latest out of Gaza, where Israeli “ceasefire” violations continue on a daily basis.
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Here’s ‘This Week in Palestine’:
Saturday, April 18 – Settlers Beat an Elderly Palestinian Woman
Israeli settlers raided multiple villages, damaging Palestinian homes and beating residents, including an elderly woman in a village outside Hebron, according to Palestinian media.
As the woman, Umm Hussein Jabarin, was taken to a health facility for treatment, Israeli forces reportedly detained three of her sons.