Jenin: Israeli colonists on Monday broke into a house on the outskirts of the eastern neighborhood of the West Bank city of Jenin and stole some of its contents. Surveillance camera footage showed colonists breaching a Palestinian-owned house, located near the Ganim colony. The house was unoccupied at the time of the break-in. The vandals ransacked its contents before stealing several belongings.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, the incident in Jenin is part of a larger pattern of violence and vandalism by colonists in the region. In a separate incident, colonists assaulted Palestinians and vandalized their property in the Ein Al-Hilweh community in the northern Jordan Valley. Such acts of violence and property damage against Palestinians are routine in the West Bank and are rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities.
Colonists' violence in the region encompasses a range of actions, including property and mosque arsons, stone-throwing, uprooting of crops and olive trees, and attacks on vulnerable homes. Approximately 1 million Israeli colonists reside in colonies in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, which is deemed a violation of international law.