Since the attack against Israel by Hamas militants on Oct. 7, violence against Palestinians living in the Israeli-occupied West Bank has escalated, with at least 121 people killed.
Ramallah — Bilal Saleh was collecting olives with his family on Oct. 28 from his ancestral grove in the West Bank when he was confronted by Israeli settlers. Saleh's olive grove is surrounded by Israeli settlements considered illegal under international law for being built on land that Palestinians claim for their own independent state.Footage obtained by CBS News shows four Israeli settlers wearing white approaching Saleh's land, one with a weapon slung across his shoulder.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on a trip to Israel Friday, told reporters that he addressed the violence against Palestinians in the West Bank with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Blinken noted in his meeting with Netanyahu that he 'emphasized that the protection of civilians must take place not just in Gaza, but also in the West Bank, where incitement and extremist violence against Palestinians must be stopped and perpetrators held accountable.
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