Settlers torch houses and cars in Sinjil to deny hostage release celebrations

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13362

Date

19 January, 2025

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@peacenowisrael

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"There is a ceasefire in Gaza, and hostages are finally being released. But settlers are setting the West Bank on fire. This is happening in Sinjil, and similar pogroms are taking place in multiple locations. They are echoing the rhetoric of our criminal government." - Source

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Archivist Notes: Pogrom in Sinjil and Ein Siniya

On January 2025, on the first day of the ceasefire and while hostage deal was being implemented in Gaza, a group of Israeli settlers raided the Palestinian village of Sinjil north of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank ostensibly to disrupt celebrations over the expected release of 90 Palestinian prisoners under the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

The illegal settlers torched a home and two vehicles, including one that was holding gas containers, which caused a major blast. They attacked the northern outskirts of the town, setting fire to four Palestinian vehicles, and pelting stones at four houses.

A 86-year-old man had been in the home that was torched but was rescued in time and is being rushed to the hospital for treatment.

En route to the hospital, his ambulance is reportedly held up at an Israeli military checkpoint.

There are also no reports of arrests.

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