On December 27, 2025, youths set fire to settlers' cars in the Givat Bar settlement in the Negev, southern Israel (surveillance camera footage). After this arson incident, four residents of Tarabin al-Sana were allegedly set fire to vehicles in nearby Jewish communities. Police arrested three suspects within a day of the attacks. Investigators described the arson as an act of retaliation linked to earlier police activity in the town. Hundreds of police officers and Border Police fighters carried out a sweeping raid in the southern Bedouin town of Tarabin al-Sana, with reports of live gunfire used during the operation. Authorities said the action was part of an intensified law enforcement effort in the area. Police stated that forces are working to fully encircle the town. Shortly before the raid, dozens of Border Police vans were seen gathered near a gas station outside Tarabin al-Sana, indicating preparations for a coordinated incursion. National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visited Tarabin al-Sana. During the visit, he pledged a tougher response to crime and unrest in the locality, signaling increased enforcement measures. At the same time, army bases in the surrounding region raised their defense readiness for what were described as operational reasons, according to reports. The military did not issue further details regarding the change in posture. Police have not specified the precise tactical goals of the raid. Officials said the operation is intended to reinforce governance, uphold the rule of law, and deliver a clear response to serious criminal activity. The situation in Tarabin al-Sana remains tense as security forces continue operations across the town. ### Timeline: **26 December 2025** Clashes in the village began on Friday, when Israeli police patrol cars entered the village in search of a stolen horse, quickly flooding the streets with clouds of pepper spray and tear gas. **27 December 2025** On Saturday, masked assailants broke into two communities in southern Israel and set on fire and vandalized vehicles. Israeli police attributed the arson attacks to residents of Tarabin al-Sana’, describing them as retaliatory acts for the police’s activity on Friday. Dozens of police officers raided Tarabin al-Sana in response and arrested six suspects. **28 December 2025** Israeli police announced the arrest of three to four suspects linked to the car arson. According to police statements, the arson cases were already under investigation at this stage. On Sunday, police fired tear gas into a local mosque during evening prayers and fired rubber-coated bullets. **29 December 2025** On Monday, large-scale police raids began in Tarabin al-Sana’: Hundreds of police officers and Border Police units were deployed firing flares, breaking windows in homes, and throwing stun grenades inside. Night raids, house searches, roadblocks, and crowd-control measures were reported. The operation was officially framed under “Operation New Order” (Seder Hadash). Police said the operation in the village of Tarabin al-Sana was part of “comprehensive activity to strengthen governance,” and was carried out in response to “acts of revenge by criminals over the weekend.” Police arrested 16 people, and 19 were barred from southern Israel. Police also said officers found military weapons and combat equipment during the raid. According to police, residents disrupted police activity, who used protest dispersal means against them. Yasser, a village resident, told Haaretz the raid felt like war. “They enter homes and arrest youths,” he said, “they arrested my brother, who’s 28, and I don’t know why. There’s a police helicopter here, horses, a water cannon. It feels like Tulkarm,” he said, referring to the West Bank city where Israeli forces have conducted a counter-terrorism operation. “I don’t know what they want.” Police also searched “criminal compounds” and fenced off the entire village with concrete blocks to ensure the security of “normal” residents of the south. **31 December 2025** National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited Tarabin al-Sana’ during the ongoing raids. He publicly stated the goal was to “restore governance and deterrence.” The visit took place after arrests had already been made and while operations were ongoing. **1–3 January 2026** Police operations continued repeated incursions into the village, encirclement measures and additional searches. **Night of 3–4 January 2026** Muhammad Hussein Tarabin, a Palestinian resident of the village, was shot and killed by Israeli police during a raid. Police claim the shooting occurred because he posed a threat to officers. Family members and local residents dispute this account, stating he was shot without posing an immediate danger. Calls were made for an independent investigation. **Lawmaker and United Arab List chair Mansour AbbaS statement:** Speaking at a press conference at the Knesset: “unlike [National Security] Minister [Itamar] Ben-Gvir, who interferes with the police’s work, we think the police should act in accordance with the law, and in a professional manner.” (...) police “must respect the rights of citizens and provide them with security, while acting in the most appropriate way to eradicate crime and violence.”. “We must not treat Arab citizens as enemies or Arab communities as if they are beyond the country’s borders,” he said, adding that the government has failed to address the root problems in Arab society, particularly in the Negev. “The results are clear – there is no governance, no sovereignty and no law and order, because Minister Ben-Gvir is interfering with and harming the work of the police and other areas the government is supposed to handle.” **Name of the martyr:** Muhammad Hussein Al-Tarabin, 35 killed 2026-01-04 He was shot dead by Israeli police officers, during their storming of the village of Tarabin al-Sanea in the Negev region to carry out arrests of what they described as "suspects of the (price tag) events in recent days" **IDF and Ben Gvir statements:** The Israeli police claimed in a statement that the martyr "exposed the workforce to danger during its activity, so they shot him", while its officers stormed the village to carry out arrests of what they described as "suspects of the (price tag) events in recent days". In the aftermath, Ben Gvir was quick to declare in an interview his "full support" for the police, saying "everyone who puts the police and our fighters in danger must be neutralized, and it is good that what happened is so.. The days when police officers were harmed and in danger ended without a response."

On December 27, the body of a child, Atta Mamoun Atta Mai, from Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, was recovered by civil defense crews after he fell into a deep water well near the Al-Sudaniya junction along Al-Rashid Street, northwest of Gaza City. The child was found dead after more than six hours of continuous search operations, as rescue teams worked under severe weather conditions and limited resources, attempting to reach the well and retrieve him. Despite repeated efforts by civil defense crews, Atta did not survive. **Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal statement:** Ata fell into a water-filled pit while playing, mistaking it for a safe area. Rescue teams worked six hours to recover his body. Ata was living with relatives after his mother was killed, and his father is receiving medical treatment in Egypt. Basal warned that many wells in Gaza, especially on city outskirts, pose similar dangers. He noted that limited resources and the Israeli blockade on relief and shelter materials make prevention difficult. The Civil Defense renewed calls for international support to provide aid, shelter, and equipment to prevent further tragedies. **Name of the matyr:** Atta Mamoun Atta Mai, 7 y/o

On December 25, several incidents were carried out by violent settlers in Deir Jarir, north of the city of Ramallah. An Israeli settler has rammed an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) into a Palestinian man, while he was kneeling in prayer on the side of a road. Footage circulated by Palestinian media outlets on Thursday showed the settler, carrying a rifle, driving directly into the praying man. The Palestinian was knocked to the ground and left lying injured as the settler dismounted, shouted at him, and ordered him to leave the area before driving away. Settler identified as Israeli military reservist. At least five settlers threw stones and fired a gun inside Deir Jarir earlier in the day, wounding a young Palestinian man. Reports of additional injuries were still being examined. **IDF statement:** The IDF confirmed Thursday that the Israeli seen in the footage was a reserve soldier, and said that his weapon was confiscated and his service suspended following the incident. An initial military probe also found that the same reservist had earlier opened fire inside the village, while dressed in civilian clothes. The incidents were under investigation and will be transferred to the relevant authorities in accordance with the findings. The military stated that it strongly condemns “all manifestations of violence” and stressed that its soldiers and commanders are required to act in accordance with the IDF code of ethics.On Friday, police said he had been arrested on Thursday night and placed under house arrest for five days. **Aftermath:** Majdi Abu Mokho, the father of the injured Palestinian by ATV, said his son suffered pain in both legs after being struck. He identified the assailant as a settler, who had set up an outpost near the village and regularly provoked residents by blocking roads and grazing livestock nearby. **Broader context:** Deir Jarir is a Palestinian town in the central West Bank, located in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate. It lies northeast of Ramallah, roughly 13–15 km from the city center. The town is mostly agricultural, with surrounding hills and farmland. It is part of the area under Palestinian Authority administration (Area B and C mix).

On December 23, 2025, Israeli forces carried out a large-scale raid on the Qalandiya refugee camp and the town of Kafr Aqab. The operation involved troops storming shops and residential areas, using stun grenades and tear gas, which resulted in multiple injuries. Soldiers also converted several homes into temporary military outposts, forcing families to evacuate. During this large-scale incursion in Qalandiya and Kafr Aqab, at least 24 Palestinians were injured, some by live ammunition and others by tear gas. Several Palestinians were also detained, including Anan Mohammed Taha and his father, Mohammed Taha, both residents of the Qalandiya refugee camp. The raid was accompanied by the deployment of military vehicles and bulldozers. Israeli forces raided Palestinian stores and shops, destroying some signs and advertising billboards in what residents described as an attempt to further cripple the Palestinian economy. In addition to the demolitions, Israeli forces confiscated goods from commercial shops in the Qalandiya refugee camp, Kafr Aqab, and parts of northern Jerusalem, citing alleged unpaid municipal taxes. Municipal taxes (called arnona in Hebrew) are local city taxes levied on property and businesses in Jerusalem. All residents and business owners are supposed to pay them if they fall under Jerusalem’s municipal jurisdiction Most Palestinians living in these areas hold Jerusalem residency identification cards. Residents say they are subject to high municipal taxes while receiving very limited basic services in return. Indeed, holding these IDs doesn’t make them citizens, and the areas they live in — like Kafr Aqab and Qalandiya — are often disconnected from the rest of the city by the separation wall and checkpoints **Qalandiya / Qalandia Refugee Camp:** Israeli forces undertook a military operation involving incursions, demolition of shops, and clashes with residents. Israeli forces also stormed the youth club inside the Qalandiya refugee camp and turned the facility into a military base. The soldiers also closed the Qalandiya military checkpoint. **Kafr Aqab:** Troops extended the operation into the town, conducting searches, pushing out families, and deploying heavily in residential zones. Israeli forces ordered several families to evacuate their homes, with at least three houses converted into temporary military outposts. Homeowners were reportedly told the operation would continue until at least Wednesday morning. Journalists covering the operation were also targeted, including Al Jazeera Arabic reporters, with Israeli forces firing stun grenades and tear gas canisters in their direction. According to the Jerusalem governorate authorities, stun grenades were also fired directly towards students in the area as they were returning home from school. **Casulaties:** Medical sources reported Palestinians were wounded by live fire, rubber bullets, and tear gas during these raids. At least three Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces’ gunfire, in addition to dozens of cases of suffocation caused by the firing of tear gas and stun grenades. **Broader context:** Kafr Aqab was once part of Jerusalem, and its Palestinian residents hold Israeli residency status. However, in the early 2000s, Israel decided to exclude the area from the city by rerouting the Separation Wall so that Kafr Aqab fell outside Jerusalem’s municipal boundaries. This redrawing of the boundary significantly intensified the ghettoization of Kafr Aqab, leaving the neighborhood physically and administratively cut off from the city.

On December 20, Israeli forces stormed Silat al-Harithiya in the evening, firing live ammunition and stun grenades at residents. During the raid, soldiers shot Ahmed Saed Shehadeh Zyoud, 22, in the chest with live fire. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that its crews treated a young man with a critical gunshot wound to the chest, performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and transported him to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. In the same raid, a 15-year-old boy was injured by shrapnel from live ammunition in his hand and was also taken to hospital. **IDF spin:** *"In a continuous offensive effort in the Menashe Brigade: Paratroopers Reconnaissance Unit eliminates two terrorists within minutes. During offensive activity by the Paratroopers Reconnaissance Unit a short time ago in the Qabatiya area in the Menashe Brigade, a terrorist threw a brick at the force. The force responded with gunfire and eliminated the terrorist. In parallel, during another activity in the Silet al-Harithiya area in the Menashe Brigade, a terrorist threw an explosive charge at the force. The force responded with gunfire and eliminated the terrorist. In both incidents, there were no casualties among our forces."* **Name of the Martyr:** Ahmed Saed Zyoud, 22 y/o

On December 20, 2025, in Qabatiya, Jenin, West Bank, Muhammad Abu Mualla, 16, succumbed to his wounds after being shot by an Israeli soldier during a raid on the town. CCTV footage shows him unarmed, walking home in Qabatiya, when Israeli soldiers, posted in ambush at the corner of a street, fired at him at close range. He was shot directly, and paramedics were blocked from providing assistance. His body was seized after he bled to death. **IDF spin:** *"In a continuous offensive effort in the Menashe Brigade: Paratroopers Reconnaissance Unit eliminates two terrorists within minutes. During offensive activity by the Paratroopers Reconnaissance Unit a short time ago in the Qabatiya area in the Menashe Brigade, a terrorist threw a brick at the force. The force responded with gunfire and eliminated the terrorist. In parallel, during another activity in the Silet al-Harithiya area in the Menashe Brigade, a terrorist threw an explosive charge at the force. The force responded with gunfire and eliminated the terrorist. In both incidents, there were no casualties among our forces."* **Defense for Children - Palestine's investigation:** "Rayan Mohammad AbdelQader Abu Mualla, 16, was shot and killed by Israeli forces around 7 p.m. on December 20 in the Palestinian town of Qabatiya, southwest of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank, according to documentation collected by Defense for Children International - Palestine. Rayan was among a group of Palestinian boys and youths gathered in an alleyway east of the main road in the Al-Saba’na neighborhood, as military vehicles repeatedly drove back and forth along the neighborhood’s main road. Rayan and the others were not involved in any confrontation, but were unable to return home due to the presence of the military vehicle. According to witnesses, the soldiers became aware of the youths trapped inside the alley. The military vehicle continued moving in the road before stopping at the end of it, about 200 meters from the alley’s entrance off the main road. Three soldiers then exited from the military vehicles. The soldiers deliberately turned off the engine of the military vehicle, attempting to avoid alerting the youths that the forces withdrew from the area. Two soldiers then positioned themselves next to a wall located on the main street, which intersects with the entrance to the alley. According to a circulated CCTV, Rayan exited the alley and began walking along the side road toward the main street. When he was about two meters (7 feet) from the main street, soldiers came out from behind a wall and fired at him at close range, striking him and causing him to fall to the ground. Rayan left bleeding for 20 to 30 minutes while he was surrounded by the soldiers, who prevented the ambulance from approaching. The soldiers then placed Rayan inside a military vehicle, then left the area. The Ministry of Health announced the death of Rayan Abu Mualla at 8 p.m. and that his body was being held by the Israeli army. Israeli forces entered Qabatiya around 6:30 p.m. with two heavily armored military vehicles and deployed in several neighborhoods, deliberately blaring their sirens and making noise disturbances. No clashes broke out in the town during the incursion. The forces withdrew from the town at around 7:30 p.m. Due to the confiscation of Rayan’s body, DCIP is not able to verify the location or number of bullet wounds that he sustained". **Obituary of a Martyred Student by Directorate of Education - Qabatiya:** "And do not think of those who were killed in the way of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision." *"With hearts full of faith in God’s decree and destiny, the family of the Qabatya Directorate of Education, represented by its Director General Mr. Ahmed Jarrara, and all the administrative and educational staff of the Directorate, mourn the martyred student Ryan Muhammad Abdel Qader Abu Ma’la, 11th grade “Literary” class, from Martyr Izzat Abu Rab Secondary School for Boys – Qabatya. In this great loss, the Qabatya Directorate of Education extends its deepest condolences to his parents, family, classmates, teachers, and the people of Qabatya in general, praying to Allah Almighty to grant the deceased His vast mercy, and to inspire his family with patience and solace. Truly, to Allah we belong and to Him we shall return."* **Defense for Children - Palestine statement:** *"Israeli forces and settlers have killed 56 Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank in 2025, according to documentation collected by DCIP. Israeli forces have withheld the bodies of at least 63 Palestinian children since June 2016, according to documentation collected by DCIP. Six of the children’s bodies have since been released to their families, while 57 Palestinian children’s bodies remain withheld by Israeli authorities. Israel’s practice of withholding Palestinian bodies is a form of collective punishment, a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, and deprives Palestinian families of the ability to lay their children to rest. In September 2019, the Israeli Supreme Court approved the practice of confiscating human remains after several legal challenges to the policy. On November 27, 2019, Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett ordered all bodies of Palestinians alleged to have attacked Israeli citizens or soldiers to be withheld and not returned to their families. Decades of systemic impunity has created a situation where Israeli forces shoot to kill without limit. As Palestinian children are increasingly targets in the West Bank, Israeli forces’ rules of engagement seemingly allow direct targeting of Palestinian children where no threat exists to justify the use of intentional lethal force."* **B'tselem's investigation:** *"On Saturday, 20 December 2025, Israeli forces raided the town of Qabatiya in the West Bank. Local youths responded by throwing stones at the armored jeeps. During the raid, and after the stone-throwing had ceased, a soldier shot 16 year old Rayan Abu M’ala. Eyewitnesses heard 3–5 shots fired from close range. The Israeli military claimed that the shooting was a response to Abu M’ala throwing a brick at the forces. However, footage from the scene refutes this claim. After the shooting, soldiers prevented a Palestinian ambulance from evacuating Abu M’ala, leaving him on the ground for about half an hour. He was later taken in a military jeep. His body has been held by Israel ever since. This is not an isolated case, but a direct result of a permissive open-fire policy in the West Bank. Since October 2023, Israel has killed 1,022 Palestinians in the West Bank, including 221 minors. Under Israel’s apartheid regime, Palestinian lives continue to be treated as expendable. Even when killings are carried out in front of cameras, and when it is clear they were committed in violation of the rules and the law, no one is held accountable. The international community has a duty to do everything in its power to stop Israel’s crimes."* **Full name of the martyr:** Rayan Muhammad Abdel Qader Abu Mualla **Geolocation:** By Anno Nemo: Israeli soldiers shoot and kill a Palstinian from a close distance in the Al-Saba'neh neighborhood of Qabatiya, Jenin Governorate, occupied #WestBank 32.407649, 35.278403 Street-level: Mapillary Satellite: Geomolg

These actions to resettle were not an official government resettlement program, but settler‑linked demonstrations and attempts aimed at promoting the idea of returning Jewish settlers to Gaza following the 2005 withdrawal. Political figures like Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich have called for rebuilding Jewish communities in Gaza, but Prime Minister Netanyahu has ruled out civilian resettlement since May 2024. **In December 18, 2025,** a group of Israeli settlers from the Nahala movement actually crossed into the Gaza Strip, demanding the area be resettled by Israelis after the war. The Israeli military removed them and returned them to Israeli territory. The IDF also added that a second crossing attempt was made at a different point of the security fence between Gaza and Israel. "IDF and Israel Police forces were dispatched to the scene and prevented their crossing into the Gaza Strip," read the statement. **In February 5, 2026,** Hundreds of Israelis, led by the Nachala Settlement Movement, attempted to enter the Gaza Strip during a rally supporting Jewish resettlement of the area. Some crossed into the buffer zone before being detained by the IDF and handed over to police. The protest, attended by around 1,500 activists, aimed to plant trees in the evacuated northern Gaza community of Nisanit. The IDF condemned the action as dangerous and disruptive. **In February 19**, Knesset Member Limor Son Har-Melech, along with a group of settlers, participated in breaching the border fence toward the Gaza Strip. Son Har-Melech crossed the Gaza border with activists from the “Nachala” settlement movement, stating: *“In the streets of Gaza, Jewish boys and girls will play, and in Gaza, prosperous cities will be established and life will flourish. Gaza will be Jewish, because only this will ensure true victory and security for the people of Israel.”*

On December 16, 2025, A 16-year-old Palestinian man was fatally shot by an illegal Israeli settler Tuesday in the town of Tuqu’, southeast of Bethlehem. According to a statement from the Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission, Moheeb Jibril was struck by gunfire when a settler reportedly exited his vehicle and opened fire at pedestrians near the outskirts of Tuqu’. An unidentified second young man was seriously wounded and taken to hospital, witnesses told local media. Jibril’s killing follows the death of a 16-year-old Palestinian, Ammar Sabah , who was shot by Israeli forces during a raid in Tuqu’ Monday evening. Moheeb was killed after the completion of the funeral. The mourners dispersed, and a number of young men remained in the area of the northern entrance to the town, before one of the settlers got out of his ATV and fired bullets directly at them, which led to The young man, Jibril, was martyred, and another young man was seriously injured.

On December 15, 2025, Israeli forces killed Sabah, 16 y/à, during a military raid on the town of Tuq', southeast of Bethelehem. Israeli forces entered the town of Tuqu' on December 15 from its western entrance, proceeding to the town center, where they fired tear gas and live ammunition at residents when Ammar was shot. The military said the incident was under review. It said rocks were thrown at soldiers who used riot dispersal means and later responded with fire. **Defense for children investigation:** Ammar Yasser Mohammad Ta'amrah, 16, was shot in the chest while heading to the bakery in the town center, where his father works and where he often goes to help him. Acording to Ayed Abu Eqtaish, accountability program director at DCIP, Ammar was a child walking through his own town when he was shot and killed by Israeli forces. Ammar was transported by car to the town's clinic and then transferred to Beit Jala Governmental Hospital in Bethlehem, where he was pronounced dead. According to the family, the Palestinian liaison office requested clarification from the Israeli liaison office about the incident. The liaison office claimed that the shooting occurred after a Palestinian person allegedly threw a large stone at soldiers. Following the funeral and burial of Ammar, clashes erupted near the northeastern entrance to the town, resulting in yet another killing of a Palestinian youth.

**On December 13**, 2025 in Jaffa, Israel, a pregnant Arab Palestinian woman and her children were attacked and sprayed with pepper spray by individuals described as Jewish attackers or settlers while in their car. The incident sparked protests by hundreds of Arab residents in the city, denouncing the assault as racist violence. Israeli police opened an investigation, though no immediate arrests were reported. The attack has been widely cited as an example of rising tensions and settler-related violence in mixed cities like Jaffa. The main victim is a nine-month-pregnant Palestinian/Arab Israeli woman, 30-year-old, called Hanan Abu Shehadeh. **On December 14**, dozen of protesters marched to the site of the attack while chanting: “Tell the Shin Bet dogs we’re not afraid of conflict,” referring to Israel’s internal security agency. Speaking to the protesters, former Knesset member and former Tel Aviv-Jaffa council member Sami Abu Shehadeh accused the government of complicity in the attack, which he said included verbal abuse and spitting on the woman: “This assault is not an individual incident, but rather a new episode in a systematic policy targeting the people of Jaffa and our Palestinian nation at large.". At least 10 Palestinians from Yaffa were arrested by Israeli occupation police over their participation in a protest condemning the settlers’ attack on a pregnant woman and her children yesterday. **On December 13**, 2025 in Jaffa, Israel, a pregnant Arab Palestinian woman and her children were attacked and sprayed with pepper spray by individuals described as Jewish attackers or settlers while in their car. The incident sparked protests by hundreds of Arab residents in the city, denouncing the assault as racist violence. Israeli police opened an investigation, though no immediate arrests were reported. The attack has been widely cited as an example of rising tensions and settler-related violence in mixed cities like Jaffa. **On December 14**, dozen of protesters marched to the site of the attack while chanting: “Tell the Shin Bet dogs we’re not afraid of conflict,” referring to Israel’s internal security agency. Speaking to the protesters, former Knesset member and former Tel Aviv-Jaffa council member Sami Abu Shehadeh accused the government of complicity in the attack, which he said included verbal abuse and spitting on the woman: “This assault is not an individual incident, but rather a new episode in a systematic policy targeting the people of Jaffa and our Palestinian nation at large.". At least 10 Palestinians from Yaffa were arrested by Israeli occupation police over their participation in a protest condemning the settlers’ attack on a pregnant woman and her children yesterday. **On December 16,** the attackers were arrested by Israeli police, and the Tel Aviv court has extended their detention for five days. The three settlers are affiliated with the Hilltop Youth terrorist group and are banned from entering the West Bank. **B'tselem investigation and statement:** *Last Saturday, 13 December, three Israeli settler teens attacked a nine-month pregnant Palestinian woman and her children in Jaffa. According to the Israeli police, the attackers are settler youth from the West Bank. The three are apparently linked to the local “garin torani” or “religious hub” – state-funded religious-nationalist settler centers, many of them established in the heart of Palestinian neighborhoods inside Israel in order to assert Jewish dominance and control over the urban space. Hundreds of Jaffa residents launched a protest against the ongoing violence by the “garin”, demanding the arrest of the attackers. Under the leadership of Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir, the police chose instead to arrest the Palestinian protesters. Seventeen residents were detained, including several religious and community leaders. Only after significant public pressure generated by the protests and by a strike led by Jaffa residents, were the Palestinian detainees released and the attackers arrested. These events in Jaffa show once again that violence and oppression against Palestinians take different forms in Gaza, the West Bank, East Jerusalem and inside Israel, but are all part of the same system. Israel’s apartheid regime, which controls the entire area between the river and the sea, and is working in various ways to entrench Jewish supremacy. Violence, dispossession, seizure of space, cultural and political repression and systemic discrimination are all viewed as legitimate tools in Israel. The Israeli authorities’ support and encouragement of these settler hubs within Israel make it clear: they are not a fringe phenomenon, but state policy across all the territories under Israeli control."*