One Palestinian was killed and several injured by a group of Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank village of Jit on August 15. Residents said around 100 masked settlers entered the village, fired live ammunition and set fire to homes and cars. The attacks took place just 2km from an Israeli military base in the nearby settlement of Kdumim. The attack on Jit, which was captured on camera unlike many other similar attacks, drew widespread condemnation not just from Palestinians but from international organisations and foreign leaders. This is just the latest incident in a string of violent Israeli settler attacks in the West Bank which has unfolded in the shadow of Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip.What is Israel’s settlement policy in the West Bank? Are these settlements legal? Do settlers feel encouraged under the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu-led far-right Israeli government?Watch for more details.00:00 – Introduction00:10- Israeli settlers launch deadly attack on West Bank village1:50 – How the world reacted5:31 – Not an isolated incident6:18 – Palestinians killed in settler violence since Oct 7, 2023 in West Bank, Jerusalem6:46 – Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians in West Bank9:38 – Palestinians forced from their homes due to demolitions, settler violence & land confiscations1:16 – Expansion: A state policy10:34 – Israeli settlers living in West Bank
