In the year since the Hamas-led attacks on Israel, the occupied West Bank has seen an increase in Israeli military raids and attacks by Israeli settlers. More than 600 Palestinians have been killed.
Suliman Mleihat, 32, and his nine-year-old son Obeida stand in front of Obeida's classroom, where he sheltered from settlers who attacked the school in the Mu’arrajat Bedouin community in mid-September.This story is a part of an NPR series reflecting on Oct. 7, a year of war and how it has changed life across Israel, the Gaza Strip, the region and the world.
Mleihat says he recognized this group of settlers. They’d attacked the community before – poisoning sheep and hurting people. “Now we're seeing much more rhetoric that ‘Palestinians are the enemies,’ that they're legitimate targets,” says Pacheco. “And that, of course, transfers into the violence that we’re seeing.”nearly 1,400 attacks – not including harassment or threats – in the past year. The years 2023 and 2024 so far have had the highest number of incidents since the organization began collecting data nearly 20 years ago.
Driving through Jenin weeks later, the damage is still clearly visible. The streets have been ripped up and there are giant potholes from explosions. Much of the infrastructure is damaged, too – water and sewage flow through the streets and power lines are ripped down. Abu Hejah grew up in Jenin, and has lived there all her life. She says the Israeli military has been targeting the refugee camp for many years, but never like this. Now, “It’s a complete destruction of life and infrastructure. It looks like Gaza,” she says. “Jenin is Gaza, but in the West Bank.
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