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<h1 class="gmail-single_title">For fifth day, Israeli settlers block access to West Bank town amid rising violence</h1>
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<p>For the fifth consecutive day, Israeli settlers\u2014under the protection 
of the Israeli occupation forces (IOF)\u2014have blockaded the main entrance 
to the Palestinian town of Al-Luban al-Sharqiya, located south of Nablus
 in the northern West Bank.</p>



<p>Dozens of settlers stormed the village\u2019s entrance, performed Talmudic
 rituals, and obstructed the movement of residents and vehicles in and 
out of the town. The IOF reinforced the blockade by closing the main 
iron gate leading to the town.</p>



<p>The settlers, emboldened by military protection, have issued threats 
to demolish more than 20 Palestinian homes in the village, which lies 
along the main highway connecting Nablus and Ramallah.</p>



<p>On Sunday evening, settlers used social media to incite further 
aggression, calling for the destruction of infrastructure and homes. 
They announced plans to gather every evening at 7:30 p.m. to perform 
rituals and blockade the town until demolitions are carried out.</p>



<p>The settler incitement has also targeted the town\u2019s educational institutions, many of which are situated along the same highway.</p>



<p>This marks the seventh time in 12 days that settlers have sealed the 
entrance to Al-Luban al-Sharqiya. These actions are part of a broader 
campaign of settler violence across the West Bank, which has intensified
 since the beginning of Israel\u2019s genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023.</p>



<p>According to the Palestinian Wall and Settlement Resistance 
Commission, IOF and settlers carried out 1,691 attacks against 
Palestinians and their property in May alone\u2014including 415 direct 
assaults by settlers. The violence has included the theft of livestock, 
destruction of agricultural land, and home invasions.</p>



<p>In tandem with the assault on Gaza, IOF and settlers have escalated 
their campaign of repression in the West Bank, including occupied 
Jerusalem, killing at least 974 Palestinians, injuring more than 7,000, 
and arresting over 17,000 people, according to Palestinian sources.</p>
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