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| Israeli soldiers outside the Nablus Specialized Hospital on Friday. The
army said it had detained two Palestinians in the hospital due to their
alleged 'participation in the shooting' in the village of Tel (Jaafar
Ashtiyeh/AFP) |
Alex MacDonald
Published date: 24 July 2026 17:10 BST
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Last update: 18 hours 52 mins ago
Israeli rights groups have called on the international community to intervene in order to prevent a "pogrom" in the occupied West Bank.
Organisations including B’Tselem, Rabbis for Human Rights and the
Palestinian-run Adalah said action was needed to prevent further deaths
after Israeli settlers killed four Palestinians on Friday.
A group of armed settlers killed the four Palestinians in the village
of Tel, near Nablus, while a Palestinian seized a weapon from one of
the settlers and opened fire, killing two of them.
Though an Israeli army investigation found that the settlers had
entered an off-limits area, the Israeli government ordered the army to
demolish the home of the Palestinian accused of killing the two
settlers.
The military said it was conducting an operation in Nablus to arrest dozens of Palestinians who "participated in the incident".
Rights groups said that "immediate pressure" must be placed on Israel
to stop further attacks, prevent "pogroms" and uphold international law.
"In recent days, violence by settler militias, enabled and supported
by the Israeli army, has escalated across the West Bank, including the
torching and destruction of Palestinian property, and the forced
expulsion of families and communities," they said in a statement.
"These attacks have been met with silence and inaction from much of
the international community, allowing the violence to continue and
intensify."
Last month, B’Tselem said Israeli forces were killing Palestinian
children in the occupied West Bank at the highest rate since 1967, with
54 shot dead in 2025 alone.
The Israeli human rights group said nearly one in four Palestinians
killed by Israeli forces in the occupied territory since October 2023
has been a minor, marking the highest proportion since the occupation
began.
Despite the high child death toll, no one has been held accountable
and there are no known indictments linked to the killings since October
2023.
B’Tselem said the deaths were not "isolated mistakes or violations of military orders".
Instead, it said they were the result of an Israeli policy that
permits lax rules of engagement, routinely labels Palestinians as
"terrorists", and shields soldiers who use lethal force.
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