Four arrested in Israel for ‘terrorist incidents against Palestinians’ after deadly attack in Jit, occupied West Bank

A Palestinian was killed in the attack on August 15. The Israeli president “strongly condemned” the violence.

They describe the violence as“serious terrorist incidents”Israeli police and intelligence announced on Thursday, August 22, that they had arrested four people for “involvement in terrorist incidents against Palestinians”seven days after an attack on the town of Jit in the occupied West Bank.

Hundreds of Israeli settlers armed with knives and firearms attacked the village located between the cities of Nablus and Qalqiliya, triggering “building and vehicle fires” and throwing “stones and[s] Molotov cocktails”Israeli police and intelligence reported. One Palestinian was killed and another wounded.

Among the suspects arrested is a minor, according to the statement, which assures that “the investigation continues.”

The violence sparked a wave of condemnation from the international community, including in Israel. Israeli President Isaac Herzog had “firmly condemned” these “troubles”.

Since October 7, the UN has recorded more than 1,250 attacks by Israeli settlers, including 120 that resulted in Palestinian casualties. During this period, at least 640 Palestinians have been killed either by the Israeli army or by settlers in the occupied West Bank, according to an AFP tally. According to official Palestinian data. At least 19 Israeli soldiers and civilians have died in Palestinian attacks or during army operations in the Palestinian autonomous zone, according to official Israeli data.