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RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian eyewitnesses said a radical of Israeli settlers vandalized dozens of cars successful the occupied West Bank connected Tuesday.
A fig of witnesses told an Associated Press lensman that Israeli settlers entered the municipality of al-Bireh adjacent the West Bank metropolis of Ramallah and damaged dozens of parked vehicles.
Cars and walls were spray-painted with Stars of David and Hebrew slogans including the operation “price tag,” a word utilized by hard-line settlers successful retaliation to perceived efforts by Israel and Palestinians to halt colony expansion. There were nary reports of injuries.
The Israeli service confirmed its forces entered al-Bireh to analyse the incident. Video footage from Palestinian broadcaster Al-Quds TV showed scuffles breaking retired betwixt Palestinians and troops, who utilized teardrop state to disperse residents and journalists.
The vandalism comes amid an uptick successful settler violence. In October, 4 Palestinian olive harvesters were lightly injured aft being attacked by immoderate 30 settlers who hurled stones and sprayed capsicum spray astatine the workers.
In September, dozens of Israeli settlers ambushed a Bedouin colony successful the confederate West Bank, smashing cars and houses. The onslaught near respective injured, including a Palestinian toddler who was hospitalized with caput injuries.
Last month, Israeli authorities approved 3,000 caller settler homes successful the West Bank. Israel besides agreed to physique 1,300 lodging units for Palestinians residing successful areas of the West Bank afloat governed by Israel.
Israel captured the West Bank successful the 1967 war, with the territory present location to much than 2.5 cardinal Palestinians and astir 500,000 Jewish settlers. The bulk of the planetary assemblage views settlements arsenic an obstacle to peace. Palestinians question the West Bank, on with eastbound Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, arsenic portion of their aboriginal state.
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