Iran Press/ Middle East: The attacks, which took place on the night of February 26, led to the martyrdom of one Palestinian and the injury of more than a hundred. In addition, the illegal Zionist settlers were intent on burning down the properties of Palestinians in the area including their houses, stores, and cars.
The occupation's military commander in the West Bank called it a "pogrom" and admitted that the military had not adequately prepared for such attacks.
CNN based its investigation on videos, testimonies, and interviews which revealed that the Zionist regime's forces did nothing to prevent the attacks and even responded to the retaliation by Palestinians with tear gas and stun grenades.
The report also highlighted the role of right-wing extremist groups, settler organizations, and several Zionist politicians in instigating and promoting the violence against Huwara.
The Zionist regime's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, one of the most senior members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, had called on "Zionists" to "wipe out" the Palestinian village of Huwara in the occupied West Bank following the gruesome attack.
WhatsApp groups and social media were used to spread fascist calls for organizing the attacks. Some members of the Knesset, such as lawmaker Limor Son Har-Melech, were found to be part of these groups, according to CNN.
"Right-wing extremist groups on WhatsApp and Telegram have become ticking time bombs," Achiya Schatz, executive director of FakeReporter told CNN. "They [Zionist regime forces] ignored their duty to monitor violent groups and failed to stop the violence during the event. We are extremely worried and uncertain that they are prepared to prevent the next event."
Another Knesset member, Zvi Sukkot, from Smotrich’s ultra-nationalist Religious Zionism party, tweeted, "Huwara’s killers’ nest needs to be taken care of
One of the Zionist army forces told Breaking the Silence, a Zionist NGO, that dozens of forces positioned alongside the so-called "Israeli Border Police" were informed of the pending attack on the town, however, none of them took action against the rioters as he said, "We just let them continue to advance."
The violence in Huwara was part of an escalating trend of Zionist settler attacks in the West Bank, fueled by incendiary rhetoric and the Zionist regime's support for illegal settlements.
Under international law, the establishment of the Zionist settlements by an occupying force of its own "people" in the territories it occupies is considered a war crime, however, the Zionist regime, which has garnered protection from the West, continues to disregard international standards and expand illegal settlements in the internationally recognized 1967 occupied territory.
The investigation revealed instances where the Zionist regime security forces failed to prevent the violence, despite advance warnings and calls for action. Illegal settlers were seen setting fires, throwing stones, and attacking Palestinian residents and their properties. Palestinian testimonies and video evidence supported these accounts.
In the aftermath of the attack, the Zionist regime authorities arrested some of the terrorist settlers, only to later release them with no charges filed against them.
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