More than a dozen Palestinians were reportedly wounded in a pair of attacks by settler extremists in the northern West Bank Wednesday overnight and Thursday, the latest in a monthslong wave of settler violence that has escalated during the Iran war.

A new report by the human rights group Yesh Din said there were 257 incidents of extremist settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank in the war’s first 25 days, averaging more than 10 per day. It accused the state of supporting the violence due to what it said were minimal efforts by security services to prevent attacks or bring those responsible to justice.

The attacks included assault, damage to property, and land seizures against a total of 116 Palestinian communities. Arrests in such incidents are rare.

Yesh Din, which tracks settler violence, said that the past week has seen incidents of “mass violence” in which large numbers of settler extremists participated in assaults on dozens of Palestinian towns and villages.

According to its figures, Jewish extremists have shot dead six Palestinians since the war with Iran began. The group said that as far as it is aware, no suspects have been arrested in those incidents. The organization said its figures are based on cross-referenced public statements and reports from different sources.

“Behind the ‘dry’ figure of over 10 incidents per day, there are the Palestinian victims of violence who the security forces and law enforcement authorities have completely abandoned, and who remain defenseless and devoid of justice,” Yesh Din said in a statement.

The organization condemned what it called state inaction in the face of a surge in settler violence last Saturday night and Sunday, in which dozens of attacks took place across........

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