Welcome to the hell of the West Bank, where Israeli settlers and the military are waging a full-blown terror campaign against Palestinians! In just the past few days, something that should have awakened the world’s conscience has happened, but silence seems to be the only official response. In the city of Nablus, settlers brutally attacked Palestinian homes, while the day before, they killed three men near Ramallah. Not only that, but Israeli forces also stormed Joseph’s Tomb, a site sacred to Muslims, Jews, and Christians alike. Does anyone even care?
In the refugee camps of Tulkarem and Nur Shams, the Israeli military has been demolishing Palestinian homes with bulldozers for 15 consecutive days. Yes, you read that right – fifteen days! The United Nations and human rights organizations warn that these incidents have become more frequent since the start of Israel’s war against Gaza.
In the village of Kafr Malik, dozens of armed settlers stormed the village, setting houses and vehicles on fire while Palestinians tried to defend themselves. Three Palestinians were killed, and at least seven were injured. The Israeli army claims its forces encountered settlers and Palestinians throwing stones at each other, so soldiers returned fire. But local witnesses and footage show masked attackers setting cars on fire and throwing stones, while Israeli forces prevented medical teams from helping the wounded for hours.
Is this crowd control or an open war against civilians? A Haaretz report reveals that Israeli commanders ordered soldiers to shoot unarmed Palestinians waiting for food near humanitarian aid centers in Gaza. The justification? Crowd control! Shoot people to drive them from one place to another, even if they are unarmed.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz condemned attacks by settlers on IDF soldiers but not the settlers’ attacks on Palestinians. The State of Israel apparently will not tolerate violence against its soldiers, but violence against Palestinians? That’s a different story.
This is not just a local conflict but part of a broader war that began in October last year in Gaza, with a dramatic increase in violence in the West Bank. The international community largely considers Israeli settlements in occupied territories illegal, but Israel persistently denies this.
If you think this is far from us, think again. Such conflicts and violence affect the whole world. And while houses are demolished, people are killed, and the world remains silent, we ask – how long will this go on?
If you have your own opinion or have seen something that needs to be known, feel free to drop a comment. Let the voices of those who cannot defend themselves be heard! Who knows, maybe your word will spark something big.
