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An Al Jazeera investigation has revealed the overlapping roles of settlers and Israeli occupation forces in attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank. It found that the number of “Regional Defense” units made up of settlers increased sixfold after the war, and that their role shifted from protecting settlements to carrying out offensive operations. Their members possess around 7,500 firearms. The investigation documented 14 Palestinians killed by settlers who were serving in the military or wearing military uniforms, out of approximately 63 Palestinians killed by settler gunfire. It also reported that settlers’ control has extended over roughly one million dunams, and that thousands of Palestinians have been displaced from 118 communities. Al Jazeera cited the organization Yesh Din as saying that 93.6% of files opened since 2005 over settler crimes were closed without indictments. The investigation concluded that similarities in weapons and authority make it harder to identify those carrying out the attacks and heighten Palestinians’ fears.
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