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Netanyahu Condemns Settler Violence in West Bank Villages
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized violence by some Israeli settlers.
The reported violence happened in two Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank.
One village, Qusra, had already experienced weeks of rising tension.
On Saturday, dozens of settlers allegedly entered Qusra and threw stones.
Some reportedly barricaded themselves inside a house while Palestinians were inside.
Israeli soldiers and border police came to separate the groups and remove the settlers.
Police opened an investigation and took some vehicles as evidence.
Netanyahu said the attackers were breaking the law and hurting Israel’s reputation.
The villages’ names are spelled Qusra and Jalud, although one report also spells Jalud as Jilud.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned settler attacks in the Palestinian villages of Qusra and Jalud.
Netanyahu called the violence “criminal acts” committed by a handful of rioters.
Dozens of settlers allegedly threw stones and barricaded themselves inside a house in Qusra on Saturday.
Israeli soldiers and border police removed the settlers, separated the groups, and confiscated suspected vehicles.
Netanyahu said the violence violated the law, interfered with the IDF, harmed law-abiding Jewish residents, and damaged Israel’s international standing.
- Who
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned violence allegedly carried out by Israeli settlers against Palestinian villagers; Israeli soldiers and border police responded.
- What
- Settlers allegedly attacked Qusra and Jalud, including throwing stones and barricading themselves inside a house in Qusra.
- Where
- The Palestinian villages of Qusra and Jalud in the occupied West Bank, near Nablus.
- When
- Saturday, after nearly three weeks of rising tension in Qusra; the report described the story as developing.
- Why
- Netanyahu said the violence violated the law, harmed the law-abiding Jewish community, interfered with Israel Defense Forces missions, and damaged Israel’s standing internationally.
Key facts
- Israeli prime minister
- Benjamin Netanyahu
- Reported villages
- Qusra and Jalud in the occupied West Bank
- Reported attackers
- Dozens of Israeli settlers, described by Netanyahu as a handful of rioters
- Reported actions
- Stone-throwing and barricading themselves inside a house
- Security response
- Israeli soldiers and border police removed the settlers and separated the groups
- Investigation
- Police opened an investigation and confiscated suspected vehicles as evidence
- Name discrepancy
- The second village is spelled Jalud in one article and Jilud in another
Quotes
Israeli security forces
Israeli military and security personnel responding to the clashes
“I strongly condemn the criminal acts of violence committed in the villages of Qusra and Jalud by a handful of rioters who are violating the law, causing a grave injustice to the law-abiding Jewish community, interfering with the IDF in carrying out its missions, and harming Israel's standing in the world.”
firstpost.com
wionews.com
“The security forces strongly condemn all forms of violence”
wionews.com
Sources
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