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Deadly Israeli Settler Violence Surges in West Bank During Iran War
Since the start of March, Israeli settlers have killed at least one Palestinian and injured five others during violent attacks involving live ammunition and property seizures, local officials said.
- Since the start of the US-Israeli war with Iran on February 28, six Palestinians have been shot dead in settler attacks in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian health officials.
- Israeli human rights group B'Tselem said the increase in violence "indicates the intensification of Israel's ethnic cleansing efforts under cover of the war with Iran".
- Palestinian resident Ibrahim Hamayel told AFP that settler attacks had multiplied since the Iran war began, with the settlers seeing "it as a golden opportunity".
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According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, this death brings the number of Palestinians killed by settlers in a series of attacks in the West Bank since early March to six.
One man was killed on Saturday, 14 March, by settler fire in the occupied West Bank, announced local officials, bringing the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli settlers since early March in that territory to six.
Amir Moatasame Odeh, 28, was killed by settler fire in Qusra, south of Nablus.
In the shadow of the conflicts of recent years, settlers' violence against Palestinians in the West Bank is increasing. Now, in a further attack by radical Israeli settlers, several Palestinians are said to have been injured - a man is killed.
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