settler militias

Israel’s right-wing government is intensifying efforts to expand control over the West Bank by deploying settler militias to harass Palestinian residents, destroy homes, and restrict movement. The actions aim to eliminate conditions necessary for a viable Palestinian state, undermining the two-state solution. Trump is noted for not supporting this framework.

B’Tselem, a rights group, urged the international community to take immediate action to stop Israeli violence in the West Bank, citing escalating attacks by settler militias supported by the Israeli army. The group reported that settlers killed at least four Palestinians recently and warned of potential mass pogroms if the violence continues unchecked.

Hamas condemns the Palestinian Authority for conducting arrests in the occupied West Bank and accuses it of suppressing resistance. The group criticizes the PA's security coordination with Israel, calling it a 'farce' and labeling Israel's subsequent arrests of released resistance members as a 'national crime'.