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UN experts warn of uptick in settler violence against Palestinians

In the first three months of 2021, the UN human rights experts documented 210 incidents of violence against Palestinians.

Settlers and Palestinians
Israeli settlers clash with Palestinian demonstrators commemorating land day and protesting settler visits to archaeological and historical sites in the Palestinian village of Sebastia, northwest of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on March 30, 2021. — JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images

Human rights experts appointed by the United Nations warned Wednesday that Israeli settler violence against Palestinians has risen significantly in recent months. 

In the first three months of 2021, the experts documented 210 incidents of violence, including one Palestinian death at the hands of Israeli settlers — acts of violence they said were aimed at making daily life “untenable” for Palestinians. 

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