Israeli settlers stage new attack on home in West Bank's Qusra, witnesses say
Police said dozens of settlers entered a Palestinian home and seized vehicles as witnesses reported tear gas, injuries and no arrests.
- On Saturday, dozens of Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Qusra in the West Bank, igniting violent clashes after nearly three weeks of regional tension.
- Qusra resident Yussef Abdul Kareem Hassan said villagers working on a house were approached by settlers who returned with reinforcements, surrounded the home, and began throwing stones.
- IDF troops and border police forcibly separated the groups after settlers barricaded themselves inside, while eight people suffered injuries during the altercations requiring Red Crescent assistance.
- The IDF confiscated vehicles suspected of transporting rioters to the scene, and the Israel Police West Bank District opened an investigation using the vehicles as evidence.
- Recent months have seen a surge in violence against Palestinians; since October 2023, at least 1,103 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank, often with little legal consequence.
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Qusra. Dozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Qusra, in the north of that territory, reported yesterday the Israeli army and a resident, after nearly three weeks of their reoccupied West Bank violence campaign.
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