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Israeli Settlers Beat and Rob Canadian, Three Italians in Occupied West Bank Village Near Jericho
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Three Italian volunteers and one Canadian were beaten and robbed by Israeli settlers near Jericho Victims were international volunteers protecting Palestinians in the Ein al-Duyuk village
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West Bank volunteer attack
In the early hours of November 30, ten masked settlers reportedly burst into a volunteer house in Ein al-Dujuk, a West Bank village near Jericho. They beat and robbed three Italian volunteers and one Canadian who were protecting residents there. Two of the attackers were described as armed with army-issued rifles.
“The Guardian reports that three Italians and a Canadian volunteering to protect Palestinians in the West Bank village of Ein al-Dujuk (near Jericho) were attacked in the early hours of November 30.”
The house interior was smashed and solar panels were destroyed. All four victims were hospitalized, with one Italian still seriously injured in Ramallah.
Local coverage citing The Guardian and Italian press reporting on diplomatic follow-up provided the account. The victims belong to a human-rights group protecting the village from settler attacks, according to the reports.
Attacks in Ein al-Dujuk
Local residents and activists say attacks in Ein al-Dujuk have intensified since a nearby settler stronghold was established two months earlier. They say the incidents have become almost daily and include beatings, thefts (with reported losses of around 200 sheep and two cars), and property damage. Residents complain of minimal police intervention in Area A, where Israeli security presence is legally restricted, and the reports frame the incidents as part of a pattern of settler aggression impacting daily life and livelihoods in the village.
Diplomatic response to attack
Rome has treated the incident as a diplomatic priority, with Italy's foreign minister Antonio Tajani saying he is personally monitoring the very serious cases. The Consulate General in Jerusalem is in contact with Palestinian authorities, and the injured were examined and assisted in Jericho before discharge.
“Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani is personally monitoring what the foreign ministry called 'very serious' cases of three Italian aid workers who were attacked and robbed by Israeli settlers at a house near the occupied West Bank city of Jericho.”
Tajani publicly urged the Israeli government to curb settler violence, saying such attacks undermine efforts toward a peace plan and stressing the West Bank will not be annexed. Canada also condemned the attack, according to the reporting.
Security and accountability concerns
The reporting highlights broader security and accountability questions. Ein al-Dujuk is in Area A, where Israeli forces are formally excluded, yet locals describe near-daily settler incursions and limited policing.
The vijesti.me piece cites a UN finding that 'settlers and security forces have killed more than 1,000 Palestinians in the West Bank over the past two years'. The piece frames the incident within a larger pattern of lethal and organized settler aggression that some activists describe as far-right and coordinated.