‘They attack us without provocation’: West Bank town mourns its dead after settler raid (Guardian, 2025-06-26)
‘They attack us without provocation’: West Bank town mourns its dead after settler raid (Guardian, 2025-06-26)
‘They attack us without provocation’: West Bank town mourns its dead after settler raid (Guardian, 2025-06-26)
Three men from this central West Bank town [Kafr Malik], one a teenager, lay dead and several others were still in hospital after an attack by about 100 Israeli settlers on Wednesday evening. The men of Kafr Malik had run to its south-western edge to form a screen against the settlers and rescue women and children trapped in a house set alight by the masked attackers.
But as they threw stones at the settlers in an attempt to drive them back, the Israel army, who had taken up position behind the marauders, opened fire at the Palestinians.
Five settlers who took part in the attack were detained. According to press reports and human rights activists, they were released without charge early on Thursday morning…