Israeli Army: Attacks on Palestinians are Nationalist Terrorism

Israel’s Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, Israel’s Internal Intelligence Agency Shin-Bet (Shabak) Head Ronan Bar and Israel Police Chief Kobi Shabtai issued a joint written statement.

In a statement cited by the Israeli army, the attacks organized by Israeli settlers living in illegal Jewish settlements in the West Bank against Palestinian towns in the region, burning dozens of houses and vehicles, were described as “nationalist terrorism”.

“Israeli citizens have carried out violent attacks against innocent Palestinians in the territories of Judea and Samaria (West Bank) in recent days,” the statement said. These attacks are against all moral values ​​and Jewish values ​​and are nationalist terrorism in every sense. We have to fight them.” statements were included.

The statement, alleging that Israeli security forces will “fight these rebels,” said arrests against settler violence will be expanded.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Settlers under the protection of the Israeli army have launched organized attacks on Palestinian towns in the West Bank near Ramallah and Nablus since Wednesday, burning dozens of Palestinian homes and vehicles.

As a result of the attack by the armed settlers against the Palestinians in the city of Turmusaya, 1 Palestinian was killed and 12 people were injured.

It should be noted that the Israeli security forces did not prevent the attacks that had been going on for days.

The Palestinian Authority also condemned the settler attacks.

700,000 Jewish settlers live in approximately 300 illegal and illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. Jewish settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem are considered illegal under international law. (AA)