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Israeli settlers yesterday intercepted the convoy of a Palestinian Authority (PA) minister and seized his vehicle as he was carrying out a field visit to the Masafer Yatta area in Hebron, located in the southern occupied West Bank, Quds Press reported.
The Palestinian Ministry of Local Government stated on Facebook that “settlers dressed in Israeli military uniforms intercepted the convoy of the Minister of Local Government, Sami Hajawi, during his visit to Masafer Yatta in Hebron Governorate.”
The ministry clarified that the settlers seized the minister’s vehicle and that of his accompanying delegation but did not provide further details.
Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, escalated to unprecedented levels in 2024, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said.
In a statement issued on 1 January, OCHA said that it has documented settler violence in the occupied Palestinian territories for about 20 years, and 2024 was the most violent with about 1,400 attacks recorded.
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