Amid muted Eid celebrations, violence surges across the West Bank
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During the Eid al-Fitr holiday, Palestinians in the occupied West Bank experienced increased violence. Israeli settlers blocked access to Palestinian communities, burned homes, and destroyed olive groves. Israeli authorities, citing the conflict with Iran, emptied the Al-Aqsa Mosque of Muslim worshippers and dispersed those attempting to pray outside Jerusalem's Old City. In Beit Awwa, four Palestinian women were killed by rocket debris. Following the death of an Israeli settler, masked settlers attacked the villages of Jalud and Qaryut, setting fire to homes and vehicles, and attacking a fire truck. Palestinian communities remain focused on the surge of settler violence and movement restrictions imposed since the conflict’s outbreak.
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AI-ExtractedFour Palestinian women were killed by rocket debris in Beit Awwa.
Israeli authorities emptied the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound of Muslim worshippers during Eid.
Gates at the entrances to many Palestinian communities were blocked by Israeli settlers, who also burned homes and bulldozed olive groves.
Settler attacks and land seizures marked a week that was supposed to be one of celebration for Palestinians.
Approximately 100 masked settlers clad in black descended on the villages of Jalud and Qaryut.
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