Israeli settlers rampage through a West Bank village, killing 1 Palestinian and wounding 25

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Source: Associated Press

Israeli settlers rampage through a West Bank village, killing 1 Palestinian and wounding 25

BY JACK JEFFREY AND JULIA FRANKEL
Updated 2:15 PM EDT, April 12, 2024

JERUSALEM (AP) — Dozens of angry Israeli settlers stormed into a Palestinian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, shooting and setting houses and cars on fire. The rampage killed a Palestinian man and wounded 25 others, Palestinian health officials said.

The violence was the latest in an escalation in the West Bank that has accompanied the war in the Gaza Strip. An Israeli rights group said the settlers were searching for a missing 14-year-old boy from their settlement. After the rampage, Israeli troops said they were still searching for the teen.

The killing came after an Israeli raid overnight killed two Palestinians, including a Hamas militant in confrontations with Israeli forces.

Palestinian health officials say over 460 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank by Israeli forces since the war erupted in October.

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