‘We’re here to stay’: West Bank Palestinians defy Israeli attacks

At-Tuwani, occupied West Bank – In the village of at-Tuwani in Masafer Yatta, 72-year-old Khadera Ima sleeps on her roof through the hot summer nights. It keeps her cool, she says.On July 18, she climbed up to sleep as usual.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Will UNESCO’s heritage listing halt Israeli plans for West Bank’s Sebastia?list 2 of 3What is happening in the occupied West Bank?list 3 of 3How Israel uses settler-soldier terror to colonise the West Bankend of listJust after midnight, Ima heard shouting below. Looking down, she saw a group of 30 to 40 masked settlers moving through the village.“I saw them set fire to the factory, to the mosque, to homes. They threw petrol and rocks at our house. My son was at the window. It is good they did not kill him,” she told Al Jazeera.From the roof, she watched as they moved between houses, spraying graffiti on walls, setting a neighbour’s car alight and smashing in a front door.“What could I do? Nothing,” Ima said.Downstairs, her daughter-in-law watched settlers throw petrol outside her window. She was two months pregnant. Her family told Al Jazeera she miscarried after the attack.Further down the road, 21-year-old Adam al...