Israeli settlers and soldiers killed two Palestinian men during a night-time raid on Deir Jarir (a village in the occupied West Bank north of Ramallah) on Sunday, after settlers arrived claiming to search for stolen livestock and soldiers opened fire when residents gathered in response. A third man was hospitalised with a gunshot wound, and residents described a series of further raids that continued past 2am, with settlers reportedly seizing dozens of sheep under military escort. The killings draw fresh attention to a documented pattern of settler violence in the West Bank, where Israeli authorities have not prosecuted a single citizen for killing a Palestinian civilian since the start of this decade, drawing accusations from human rights groups that the army and settlers are operating in deliberate partnership to make Palestinian life untenable.