Jewish Settlers Attack Palestinian Homes in Hebron, West Bank
Category: Conflict
Severity: 2 (Low)
Source: Drum Cussac
02/13/2019 (Palestinian Territories/ West Bank and Gaza Strip) - According to regional media sources, Jewish settlers attack around 25 Palestinian homes in the West Bank city of Hebron, also known as al-Khalil, on Tuesday, 12 February. Sources report that a group of settlers threw stones at the houses and tried to set some of them on fire. In a separate incident, a Palestinian man was reportedly attacked by Jewish settlers while herding his sheep in the Jordan Valley, causing minor injuries. Jewish settlers reportedly carried out 482 attacks on Palestinians in 2018.
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