Israeli settler terror in Palestine

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At least 390 Palestinians were injured in the settler rampage across the villages of Huwara, Zaatara, Burin and Asira al-Qibliya – all south of Nablus, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, adding that the majority were wounded from tear gas fired by the Israeli army as well as smoke inhalation from widespread fires set by the settlers.

The Ramallah-based Al Haq rights groups said the attack was the, “result of decades long impunity enjoyed by Israel & settlers for international crimes committed against Palestinians.”

Another Palestinian tweeted on the rampage, “The Israeli Military worked to secure tonight’s organised pogrom in Huwara. They escorted the mob of violent settlers, & shot at Palestinians who defend their homes & property. It is a night of state-sanctioned terrorism against defenseless Palestinians.”

Yet another one wrote, “The Israeli military knowingly secured the pogrom in Huwara tonight. They literally walked alongside the terrorists, and set up a perimeter to allow Jewish terrorist plenty of time to burn Palestinian homes and properties.”

A statement was issued by Bureau of the UN General Assembly’s Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People:

The Bureau of the United Nations General Assembly’s Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People condemns the Israeli forces’ raid in Nablus in the occupied West Bank that killed 11 Palestinians, including an elderly man and a minor, and injured 100 Palestinians to date.

The Bureau is deeply concerned by the deadly cycles of violence and the senseless loss of civilian lives, mainly Palestinians, which keep growing. The Bureau stresses the need for accountability for all illegal Is- raeli policies and measures in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.

The Bureau reiterates the need for a de-escalation of violence and a just and peaceful resolution of the conflict leading to the un-