"Escalating Settler Violence Claims Palestinian Lives in West Bank"

The US State Department has expressed concern over a "rising trend of extremist settler violence" in the West Bank, following several clashes between settlers and Palestinians. Four Palestinians were recently wounded by settler gunfire, and videos showed fields and vehicles set on fire. The State Department also condemned a recent attempted stabbing of an Israeli settler by a Palestinian. Tensions between Israel and the Palestinians have been high, with the Israeli military conducting near-nightly raids in the West Bank amid a series of deadly Palestinian terror attacks.