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Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Homes in West Bank
Armed Israeli settlers attacked homes in the occupied West Bank with stones, injuring a Palestinian man and a foreign activist. The incidents occurred in Hebron and Ramallah areas on Wednesday. Separately, a coalition of Arab states submitted a letter to the United Nations regarding Iran's actions in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Armed Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank with stones on Wednesday, injuring a Palestinian citizen and a foreign activist, according to Wafa news agency. The settlers targeted the home of Muhammad al-Jabarin in the eastern area of Shaab al-Batim in Masafer Yatta, part of Hebron.
They injured his son Fadi and caused damage to the house. In the village of Al-Mughayyir in Ramallah, settlers fired flares and tear gas.
The letter, signed by Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Jordan, was delivered to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council. The coalition described Iran's claims as rejected allegations that threaten regional sovereignty and maritime law.
The letter states that no single country may claim the right to impose unilateral administration. It demanded a public withdrawal of the claims, unconditional reopening of the waterway and full legal compensation for damages. The statement also condemned a recent drone attack on an Emirati ADNOC tanker as a flagrant violation of UNSC Resolution 2817.
The resolution, adopted in March 2026, condemns Iranian missile and drone strikes against Gulf states and Jordan and prohibits interference with international navigation in the strait.
Iran's foreign minister accused Kuwait of an illegal maritime intervention, stating that Kuwait unlawfully attacked an Iranian boat and detained four Iranian citizens in the Persian Gulf. Iran's UN mission dismissed a proposed U.S.-backed resolution threatening sanctions over Tehran's actions in the Strait of Hormuz, calling it absurd and deceptive.
