Young Palestinian men begin night patrols in the occupied West Bank, hoping their presence will deter illegal Israeli settlers from attacking nearby villages
Masked Palestinian men take part in a night patrol in the village of Turmus Ayya in the Israeli occupied West Bank late on Tuesday, after residents formed the"popular protection committees" group following deadly violence by illegal Israeli settlers targeting Palestinian towns.
"We do not intend to attack anyone –– we work to defend our people and our village, our home, our land and our honour," one said, requesting anonymity for fear of arrest by Israeli forces. Hundreds of rampaging settlers –– 300 to 400 people, according to the Israeli army –– set homes and cars ablaze, while a Palestinian man was killed in the nearby village of Zaatara.
"We, the youth, formed guard committees... we take turns with each other to fend off any possible attack," another said. "The village is surrounded by settlement outposts, and every two weeks there is an assault," another member of the defence group said.
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