Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians, Drawing Sharp Rebukes
The attacks left at least four people trapped in one home and prompted rare criticism from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Reuters reported.
- On Saturday, dozens of Israeli settlers surrounded and trapped Palestinians inside a home in Qusra, West Bank, after pelting them with rocks, prompting the Israel Defense Forces to intervene and remove the attackers.
- Qusra has faced an escalating campaign of settler violence over the past month, with the Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission reporting 2,256 attacks by soldiers and settlers against Palestinians in July.
- While the IDF removed attackers, local residents reported that soldiers handcuffed and beat those trapped inside; the military confirmed detaining Palestinians for throwing stones but did not clarify if Israeli rioters were arrested.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the "criminal acts of violence," stating they harm Israel's reputation, while U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee denounced radical settlers as "Israeli terrorists."
- A United Nations report last month found West Bank settler violence has reached an "all-time high," as residents remain trapped in the Ras al-Ain area behind Israeli military roadblocks cutting access to supplies.
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Benjamin Netanyahu rarely criticizes the violence of Israeli settlers. However, the recent incident in the West Bank would damage Israel's reputation in the world, according to the Prime Minister.
El Periódico
Several Israeli opposition leaders criticized Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Saturday after dozens of settlers barricaded into a Palestinian house after an incursion into the village of Qusra in the West Bank. Netanyahu's former defense minister and major opponent according to the polls, Yashar party leader (Recto!), Gadi Eisenkot, described what happened as "shame on security, leadership, politics and values," which, he said, does not rep…
Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Qusra in the northern occupied West Bank on Saturday, according to the Israeli army and a resident, prompting rare criticism from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after a period of tensions in the area.
Sydney Morning Herald
Israeli settlers attack Palestinians, drawing sharp rebukes
Recent incidents of settler violence in the West Bank have drawn international condemnation, with the latest incurring rare criticism from Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
For three weeks, radical Israeli settlers have been besieging houses in a place in the north of the occupied West Bank. Now there is once again settlers' violence against Palestinians.
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