Israeli settlers attacked Turmus Ayya and set fire to an agricultural infrastructure

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12731

Date

6 January, 2025

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Middle East Eye

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"Israeli settlers attacked multiple Palestinian villages, including Turmus Ayya and Immatin, in the occupied West Bank, burning property and vehicles belonging to Palestinians. The attacks followed calls by settlers on social media to carry out assaults on Palestinians after a shooting near the settlement of Kedumim, close to Qalqilya, which left three settlers dead, and nine others wounded." - Source

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Archivist Notes: Pogrom in Turmus Ayya

On Monday evening, January 6, Israeli settlers set ablaze property across the occupied West Bank in the latest rampage against Palestinian towns and villages.

They set fire an agricultural room belonging to one of the residents in the town of Turmus Ayya, north of Ramallah.

A lot of attacks and raids have taken place in the Qalqilya area, with pogroms in several villages. The large-scale attacks followed a shooting in the village of Al-Funduq, where attackers targeted a bus and two cars on a road frequently used by settlers traveling to the illegal settlements of Kedumim, Shavei Shomron, and others.

**Incitement by Israeli governement members **

The attacks came amid increasing incitement of violence against Palestinians by far-right Israeli politicians following the Monday shooting, with Palestinians being labelled as "terrorists."

  • Israel's finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich wrote on X : "Those who trust the Palestinian Authority to maintain the security of Israeli citizens wake up to a morning when terrorists are again slaughtering Jewish residents,"He added that the occupied West Bank must end up looking like north Gaza's Jabalia, which has been decimated following Israel's implementation of the "Generals' Plan" to ethnically cleanse the area.

  • The National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted on X that Israelis should realise that there are no commonalities with Palestinians : "Whoever strives for an end to the war in Gaza will receive a war in Judea and Samaria".

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Itamar Ben-Gvir , Bezalel Smotrich

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