Israel Kills Palestinian Children, Uses Drones to Assassinate Palestinians, and Announces Massive Settlement Expansion as Settlers Attack Central West Bank Villages
The month was marked by Israel’s killing of Palestinian children and the first use of attack drones and helicopters in the West Bank since the Second Intifada. Israel also shortened the settlement approval procedure, advanced more than 5,700 new settlement housing units, and allowed Israeli settlers to launch large-scale attacks on Palestinians and their property in Umm Safa,