April 2024 Israeli settler rampages

April 2024 Israeli settler rampages
Location
West Bank
Caused by
  • Disappearance and death of Israeli teenager Benjamin Achimeir
Methods
  • Widespread rioting
  • looting
  • assault
  • arson
  • protests
  • vandalism
  • shootouts
Parties
Casualties and losses
At least 4 killed
Dozens injured
Dozens injured
Three wounded[1]

In April 2024, Israeli settlers rampaged through Palestinian villages in the West Bank after the disappearance of Israeli teenager Benjamin Achimeir on 12 April 2024, whose dead body was found a day later.[2] In total, 11 Palestinian villages were attacked, four Palestinians were shot dead and thousands of animals were killed, while a dozen homes and over 100 cars were burned.[3] BBC News, citing messages from Israeli settlers' WhatsApp groups and testimony from Palestinian villagers and officials, described the rampage as appearing to be a "organised campaign of revenge … carried out by co-ordinated groups on the ground, and targeted against ordinary Palestinians with no apparent connection to the murder of Benjamin Achimeir other than the bad luck of living nearby."[3]

  1. ^ Shezaf, Hagar; Khoury, Jack; Kubovich, Yaniv (2024-04-12). "Palestinian killed, three Israeli soldiers wounded in clashes during search for missing 14-year-old Israeli". Haaretz. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
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