Israeli settlers attack Christian village as West Bank violence escalates

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Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, setting fire to agricultural fields and reportedly firing on houses. This incident is part of an escalating pattern of settler violence against Palestinians, which a UN report documented as being directly supported by the Israeli government through financial and military backing.

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Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 06/10/2026 - 08:34 Arson attack on Taybeh comes amid a sharp rise in settler violence, with a new UN report accusing Israeli authorities of enabling and protecting attacks on Palestinians Palestinians stand at the entrance of the Bedouin community of Dar Abu Faza as Israeli settlers pass through with their herd of livestock on the outskirts of the occupied West Bank village of Taybeh, on 9 June 2026 (AFP) Off Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian Christian villag

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