Palestinians accuse Israeli settlers of setting fire to cars and mosque after year's deadliest clash in West Bank
Tensions in the West Bank have escalated following a deadly clash that resulted in six deaths, leading to retaliatory violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinian villages. Reports indicate that settlers have firebombed a mosque and destroyed property, while the Israeli military has detained over 130 Palestinians.
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Documents a significant flare-up in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, highlighting the cycle of violence and the impact on civilian infrastructure.
Palestinians in the West Bank have reported a wave of violence from Israeli settlers. ( ABC News: Hamish Harty )
Link copied Share Share article More than 130 Palestinians have been detained in weekend raids across the West Bank, according to the Israeli military, following a deadly clash between settlers and Palestinians on Friday.
The shooting incident, which killed two Israelis and four Palestinians, was the deadliest single attack in the West Bank all year and fuelled a wave of retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinian towns and villages.
Settlers remain camped out at the site of the shooting on the edge of the Palestinian village Tell, south of the city Nablus.
One of the group of about six settlers, believed to be from the nearby community of Havat Gilad, told the ABC to "leave the area quickly before we shoot you" on Sunday.
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