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Palestinian killed in Israeli settler attack on West Bank

Armed Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian town of Jit, east of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank, killing at least one Palestinian man on Friday.

The Palestinian health ministry identified Rashid Mahmoud Abdel Qader Sadda, 23, as the victim. He was shot in the chest by one of the armed settlers.

Several other Palestinians have been wounded in the attack, one of them critically.

The masked settlers hurled rocks and Molotov cocktails while storming the Palestinian village. Some of them burned cars and destroyed property.

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Palestinians inspect a burnt car following a deadly settler attack on Jit, occupied West Bank on 16 August 2024 (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)
Palestinians inspect a burnt car following a deadly settler attack on Jit, occupied West Bank on 16 August 2024 (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)