Israeli settlers stage new attack on home in West Bank's Qusra, witnesses say
Israeli forces said they removed dozens of rioters and opened a police investigation after reports of Palestinian injuries and stone-throwing.
- 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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Violence between Israeli settlers and Palestinians has once again occurred in the West Bank.
Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked the village of Qusra in the Israeli-occupied West Bank today. Several people, including a woman, were injured in the attack. According to the Israeli army, the settlers were masked and had barricaded themselves inside a home belonging to Palestinians, who were also inside the dwelling at the time. The Israeli army says the settlers threw stones at Palestinians and other civilians in the village. According to …
For weeks, a village in the West Bank has been under the pressure of radical settlers, and now violence is once again taking place. Dozens are said to have entrenched themselves in a Palestinian house. What happened on the ground is presented differently by both sides.
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Israeli settlers attack home in occupied West Bank's Qusra: witnesses
Dozens of masked Israeli settler militants attacked homes surrounding the occupied West Bank village of Qusra on Saturday, the first major attack since a siege by settlers in the area earlier this month drew an international outcry. The settlers surrounded a Palestinian home, throwing stones while seven Palestinians were trapped inside, according to witnesses.
Dozens of Israeli rioters were hiding in a Palestinian house, while Palestinian residents were also present.
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