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A West Bank village feels helpless after Israeli settlers attack with fire and bullets ========== A West Bank village called Duma has been targeted by Israeli settlers in an attack that left 15 homes damaged by arson and six residents injured by bullets. The attack, which caused an estimated five million shekels ($1.3 million) in damage, is one of nearly 800 settler attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since Hamas attacked Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7. The village of Duma, with a population of over 2,000 people, lacks the power to defend itself and has limited resources to clean up and rebuild. Israeli human rights groups blame the far-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for fueling settler violence by promoting an ideology of total Israeli supremacy in the West Bank. The United States has increased pressure on Israel to curb settler attacks in the West Bank, but the chief of Duma does not believe the pressure campaign will be effective. Duma is surrounded by outposts that have expanded gradually over the past decade, and settlers have cut off the village's access to vital springs and wells. The village is in a section of the West Bank known as Area B, where the Palestinian Authority governs civil affairs but the Israeli military is in charge of security. #WestBank #IsraeliSettlers #Violence #Palestinians #SettlerAttacks #IsraeliGovernment #BenjaminNetanyahu #UnitedStates #PressureCampaign #PalestinianAuthority https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/west-bank-village-feels-helpless-after-israeli-settlers-110096513