One Palestinian killed as Israeli settlers attack West Bank village
Incident condemned by Israeli authorities, with Netanyahu’s office pledging trial for perpetrators
Dozens of Israeli settlers, some wearing masks, attacked a Palestinian village near the city of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank, burning cars and killing at least one person.
The Palestinian health ministry said one Palestinian was killed and another critically wounded by Israeli settlers’ gunfire during the attack in the village of Jit, the latest in a series of attacks by violent settlers in the West Bank.