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American Teenager Fatally Assaulted by Israeli settlers in West Bank; Investigation Underway
An american teenager, identified as 20-year-old Sayollah musallet, was reportedly beaten to death by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed last Friday that authorities were investigating the incident. Police informed NBC news that several individuals from “both sides” were detained at the scene on suspicion of involvement in violent acts,and a joint inquiry by the Israel Police and IDF Military Police has been initiated.
As of Thursday, the IDF stated that the investigation, conducted by the Israel Police and the Military police Criminal Investigation Division, remained active. the Israel Police did not promptly provide a comment when reached for an update.
Though, a report released last year by the Israeli human rights association Yesh Din highlighted a concerning trend: settlers rarely face legal repercussions for violence against Palestinians.The report, covering the period from 2005 to 2023, found that over 93% of investigations concluded without an indictment, and a mere 3% resulted in convictions.
Eyewitness videos from Taybeh and other locations in the West Bank appear to show the perpetrators as predominantly young men in their late teens and twenties.Palestinian observers, however, suggest that this group, known in Israel as “Hilltop Youth,” functions as the frontline force in a more elaborate and coordinated campaign to establish settlements across the West Bank.Their objective, according to these observers, is to obstruct the possibility of a Palestinian state.
This assessment seems to be echoed by the U.S. Treasury Department, which designated the Hilltop Youth as a “violent extremist group” in October. The department stated that the group engages in “killings, arson, assaults, and intimidation intended to drive Palestinian communities out of the West Bank.”
Moreover, settlers have been observed grazing their livestock, including cows and sheep, in Palestinian agricultural lands. Leaders from the Church of St. george Al khidr shared videos with NBC News depicting settlers leading their cattle into the town center,where the animals consumed the foliage of commercial olive trees.
Human rights organizations, such as Amnesty International and the Israeli-based groups Peace Now, B’Tselem, and Kerem Navot, contend that the settlers’ strategy serves a dual purpose: to damage palestinian agriculture and to provoke confrontations with residents, thereby creating a justification for further violence.These organizations assert that both objectives are aimed at displacing the Palestinian population.
