Israel finds the body of a teen whose disappearance sparked a deadly settler attack in the West Bank

[Eugene]

Earlier DU thread: Israeli settlers rampage through a West Bank village, killing 1 Palestinian and wounding 25

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Source: Associated Press

Israel finds the body of a teen whose disappearance sparked a deadly settler attack in the West Bank

Al-MUGHAYYIR, West Bank (AP) — Israel’s army said Saturday the body of a missing Israeli teen was found in the West Bank after he was killed in a “terrorist attack,” as violence escalated across the Israeli-occupied territory where tensions have simmered for months.

The disappearance of 14-year-old Binyamin Achimair sparked attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinian villages on Friday and Saturday. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in a statement on social media urged people not to take the law into their own hands.

On Friday, Palestinian Jehad Abu Alia was killed and 25 others were wounded in the attack on al-Mughayyir village, Palestinian health officials said. On Saturday, Israeli troops delayed for several hours the ambulance carrying the 26-year-old man’s body for burial, witnesses said.

Dozens of Israeli settlers returned to the village’s outskirts on Saturday, burning 12 homes and several cars. The Palestinian Health Ministry said three people from the village were injured, one critically. Border police fired tear gas toward villagers who gathered, trying to disperse them.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-west-bank-7e75e1ef8f5307946d24f8b9a190fd66

[moniss]

1. The article

notes that despite the Israeli minister calling on people not to take the law into their own hands the settlers appeared for a second time to burn Palestinian homes and cars but the IDF stood by and fired tear gas at the Palestinians rather than restraining the settlers in any way. This sort of thing has been a major complaint by UN investigators for decades.