Tensions are growing in the Middle East: Israel’s military has flown a drone attack in the West Bank. Three people were killed in the process. They are said to be responsible for attacks on Jewish settlers.
Amid an escalation of violence in the West Bank with attacks, Israel has flown a drone attack on a car in the occupied territory. According to Palestinian media reports, three people were killed. The car caught fire in the attack near Jenin, according to footage shared on social media.
The Israeli army confirmed the drone attack. The military said it had “spotted a terrorist cell in a suspicious vehicle” and attacked the vehicle with a drone. The extremists were responsible for a series of gun attacks on Jewish settlements, it said.
retaliatory attacks Israeli settler
After a deadly attack on Israelis in the West Bank, Israeli settlers launched retaliatory attacks on Wednesday. 200 to 300 of them ran down the main street of the Palestinian town of Turmus Ajja and set fire to cars, houses and trees, Mayor Lafi Adib reported. Around 30 houses and 60 cars were partially or completely burned down.
At least eight Palestinians were injured in clashes. Soldiers tried to disperse the crowd by firing rubber bullets and tear gas. Palestinian medics said a 27-year-old man was also killed by military gunfire.
Israeli police said local residents threw stones and firecrackers at security forces. An official shot because he feared for his life and killed a “rioter”.
Tensions between Israelis and Palestinians are increasing
On Tuesday, according to Israeli military sources, two Palestinian attackers opened fire in a restaurant and at a gas station near Eli, killing four Israelis. An Israeli civilian shot dead one of the attackers at the scene, the other was killed by Israeli soldiers trying to escape. The militant Islamist group Hamas said the two attackers were among its members, but did not directly claim responsibility for the attack. In response to the attack, the Israeli army deployed additional troops to the Palestinian Territory and announced that it would demolish the houses of the two alleged perpetrators who were killed.
Israel quits settlement expansion at
After the attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that new apartments would be built there. 1,000 new housing units are planned in Eli, he said. “Our response to terrorism is to hit back hard and build up our country.”
The expansion and creation of Israeli settlements in the West Bank are strongly condemned internationally. Many see this as an obstacle to peace in the Middle East, as the Palestinians claim the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip as their desired future state. However, such a two-state solution has become a distant prospect in recent months.
Israel conducts many raids
Almost daily, the Israeli military also carries out raids against suspected extremist networks in the West Bank, which repeatedly carry out attacks. Just on Monday, during one of these raids, there was a fierce firefight between Palestinian extremists and Israeli soldiers in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank.