Israeli settlers once again attack Christian village of Taybeh
The car burned during the night attack on the Palestinian village of Taybeh on July 28, 2025. Photo: AFP
On the night of July 28, 2025, Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh, located in the West Bank near Ramallah. This was reported by local residents and representatives of the Palestinian Authority, according to the Times of Israel website.
During the attack, the perpetrators set several cars on fire and left graffiti with threats in Hebrew on the walls of houses. Cameras captured the burning cars, and one of the houses had the inscription: "Al-Mughayir, you will regret it", referring to a nearby village that was also attacked by settlers earlier this year.
A resident of Taybeh, Palestinian television journalist Jeries Azar, reported that his house and car were also attacked. "I looked outside and saw my car on fire, and they were throwing something at the vehicle and in the direction of the house," he said.
Israeli police and military stated that they dispatched a unit to Taybeh, where two burned cars and graffiti were found. However, no suspects were detained. The police announced the start of an investigation.
The Palestinian Authority blamed the incident on "Israeli colonial settlers" and emphasized that such attacks occur almost daily, remaining unpunished.
The residents of the village of Taybeh, where about 1,300 Palestinians, predominantly Christians, live, have been victims of settler attacks before. Earlier this year, extremists set fire to an ancient Byzantine church in the village, which provoked a strong reaction from the international community.
Germany’s ambassador to Israel, Steffen Seibert, condemned the action, writing on X: “These extremist settlers may claim that God gave them the land. But they are nothing but criminals abhorrent to any faith.”
The United States also expressed concern. In early July, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visited Taybeh in solidarity with local Christians following a series of attacks.
As reported by the UOJ, Patriarch Theophilos and other heads of the Jerusalem Churches stated that "the attacks on Taybeh are a threat to the entire Christian presence in the Holy Land."
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