That toll is more than three times the number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank in 2022.

Israelis have now killed at least 502 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since October 7.

The latest killings came on Thursday when three youths – Mohamed Youssef Nasr Allah, 27, Ayman Ahmed Mubarak, 26, and Hossam Emad Deabes, 22 – were killed by Israeli forces raiding Tulkarm.

More than 230 Palestinians were killed during Israeli raids, while at least 20 are reported to have been killed by settlers from illegal settlements and outposts. […]

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    6 months ago

    But the war is against Hamas, not all Palestinians, right?! I’m sure the violent settlers were punished for their crimes and not actively supported by the IDF, right?! It couldn’t be that this is simply consistent with Israel’s genocidal aims. There must be a really complicated explanation for why all of this was necessary to kill anyone who is Palestinian “protect Israel” from “terrorists.”