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Following the fall of Assad, Syria's minorities, especially Alawites and Christians, face increasing violence, revenge attacks, and sectarian killings, leading to fear, displacement, and concerns over the country's fragile unity and future stability.
Following the murder of a 14-year-old Israeli settler, Benjamin Achimeir, in the West Bank, Israeli settlers launched a series of violent reprisal attacks on Palestinian villages, resulting in the burning of homes and cars, the killing of four Palestinians, and numerous injuries. The attacks were coordinated through WhatsApp groups, with settlers calling for collective punishment and revenge. The violence has led to arrests on both sides, highlighting the ongoing tensions and violence in the region.
The Israeli army admitted that it "failed" to prevent an attack by settlers on a Palestinian town in the West Bank, during which one villager was killed in unclear circumstances. Revenge attacks on Turmus Ayya and other villages followed the killing of four Israelis by Palestinian gunmen in a terrorist attack on Tuesday. The army spokesman said troops had tried to prevent Israelis from attacking Turmus Ayya but they were stretched too thin. A delegation from more than 20 diplomatic missions, including those of the European Union and the United States, visited the village on Friday to inspect the damage.
Two Palestinian attackers killed four Israelis and wounded several others at a restaurant and gas station near an Israeli settlement in the West Bank before being shot dead. Israeli settlers attempted to carry out revenge attacks across the northern West Bank, raising fears of a repeat of a rampage last February. The violence followed a deadly Israeli military raid into the northern Jenin refugee camp that killed six Palestinians and wounded scores more. The situation in the West Bank remains fragile, with a surge in violence in recent months killing at least 130 Palestinians and 24 people on the Israeli side so far this year.