Netanyahu Condemns Violence in West Bank Villages in Rare Settler Criticism
Netanyahu said the attacks harmed Israel’s standing and urged authorities to arrest those responsible as security forces removed rioters and treated injured Palestinians.
- On Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned "criminal acts of violence" by settlers in Palestinian villages Qusra and Jalud, demanding authorities arrest those responsible and "root out" the phenomenon.
- The IDF and Border Police deployed to Qusra following reports of rioters throwing stones at Palestinian civilians, discovering dozens of individuals barricaded inside a home with residents still inside.
- Security forces removed the rioters and confiscated three vehicles suspected of involvement, while Red Crescent staff treated an injured Palestinian woman as Border Police maintained order.
- President Isaac Herzog called the violence "a crossing of a red line" by lawbreakers, while Gadi Eisenkot described the growing "anarchy" as a "security, leadership, diplomatic and moral disgrace."
- Naftali Bennett criticized Netanyahu's "weekly condemnation," claiming it reveals powerlessness regarding Ben Gvir, warning that rioters endanger IDF soldiers and "destroy the remnants of Israel's good name.
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Netanyahu condemns rioters after weeks of West Bank settler violence, and other Middle East news
CAIRO — Israel's prime minister has spoken out after weeks of settler violence in the occupied West Bank and condemned the actions of a “handful...
Netanyahu condemns violence in West Bank villages in rare settler criticism
As a result, the Israeli Prime Minister denounced on Saturday the "criminal violence" perpetrated by Israeli settlers in two Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned this Saturday "strongly" the incursion carried out this morning by Israeli settlers into the Palestinian village of Qusra, in the occupied West Bank, as reported in a statement published on its channels. However, residents of the town report that the Israeli military has been helping settlers for weeks and providing material and support for their harassment. These Palestinian residents den…
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