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A group of settlers attacks two homes belonging to the Tubasi family in northern West Bank.
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Palestinian territory occupied by Israel
The West Bank is the larger of the two Palestinian territories that make up Palestine. A landlocked territory located on the western bank of the Jordan River near the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in West Asia's Levant region, it is bordered by Jordan and the Dead Sea to the east, and by Israel to the south, west, and north. Since 1967, the territory has been under Israeli occupation, which is illegal under international law.
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Municipality type D in Nablus, State of Palestine
Jalud is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank. It is approximately 30 kilometers (19 mi) south of Nablus and is situated just east of Qaryut, south of Qusra and northeast of Shilo, an Israeli settlement. Its land area consists of 16,517 dunams, 98 of which constitutes its built-up area. Jalud is encircled by four illegal outposts: Esh Kodesh, Adi Ad, Ahiya and Shvut Rachel. Jalud residents were blocked by both IDF forces and settlers from tending most of their farms from 2001 to 2007.
More on Wikipedia ↗The raid came amid mounting international criticism of settler violence, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu downplayed last week.
The Israeli government, military, and police have been condemned for failing to protect Palestinians in the occupied territory after a surge of settler attacks.
23 sources compared: Israeli (6), West Asian (4), Western Mainstream (4). Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Jalud in the northern occupied West Bank, setting fire to homes and...