Scores of Israeli colonists gather at entrance of southern West Bank town

HEBRON: Scores of Israeli colonists Tuesday evening gathered at the entrance of the Idhna town, west of the southern occupied West Bank city of Hebron, according to WAFA correspondent. He said that dozens of colonists congregated at the town entrance, blocking access into and out of the town and shouting slogans calling for the forced expulsion and inciting the killing of Palestinians. They hung posters displaying anti-Palestinian and anti-Arab slogans. Meanwhile, colonists gathered close to the entrance of adh-Dhahiriya, closing the road and shouting slogans calling for the killing of Arabs. Colonists' violence against Palestinians and their property is routine in the West Bank and is rarely prosecuted by Israeli occupation authorities. Colonists' violence includes property and mosque arsons, stone-throwing, uprooting of crops and olive trees, and attacks on vulnerable homes, among others. Over 700,000 Israeli colonists are living in colonies across occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank in violatio n of international law. Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA