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May 15, 2024

Palestinian Truck Drivers Face New Risks After Settlers Attacked Aid Convoy in West Bank
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In the occupied West Bank, Palestinian truck drivers say they fear for
their lives after Jewish settlers attacked a convoy of 98 Gaza-bound aid
trucks on Monday.

Adel Amer: "We went to the checkpoint, and after the check, we were
surprised to see settlers on the roundabout of the checkpoint. They
damaged the cars. They tore the tires off the trucks. They threw the
contents of the truck on the ground. We gathered some of the products
and sent some of those products on to a bulldozer and sent them to sheep
farms. Around 15 trucks were damaged. Their haul was damaged. Windows of
the trucks were broken. Some drivers were beaten. Some of the products
were thrown away, and the whole loss for Hebron is around $2 million."



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