Israeli settlers chase four Palestinians near Ramallah, Wafa reports

Wafa news agency reports that an armed group of Israeli settlers chased four Palestinians near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, the latest in a string of attacks that have intensified under Israel’s watch.

According to the agency, the settlers pursued the Palestinians as they travelled in a vehicle outside Beitunia. The four have not been located, and their current whereabouts remain unknown.

Settler assaults have surged dramatically since 7 October 2023, with at least 7,154 recorded incidents during this period, according to the Palestinian Authority’s Colonisation and Wall Resistance Commission, a level of violence Palestinians say Israel enables by refusing to restrain its settlers