Netanyahu condemns settler violence in West Bank villages
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned violence committed by Israeli settlers in the Palestinian villages of Qusra and Jalud in the occupied West Bank. As France 24 reports, in a statement he called the actions of a small group of rioters criminal and unlawful, saying they obstruct the work of the Israel Defense Forces and harm the country’s international reputation.
Events in Qusra
On Saturday, dozens of settlers arrived in Qusra near Nablus, threw stones at local residents and barricaded themselves in a house where Palestinians were located, village residents and the Israeli military said.
Qusra resident Youssef Abdul Karim Hassan said that several villagers were working in the house when a small group of settlers approached them. According to him, the group later returned with dozens of other people, surrounded the Palestinians in the house and began throwing stones.
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The Israeli military said it deployed troops and border police to the area after reports of the arrival of Israeli rioters and clashes during which stones were thrown at Palestinians and other civilians. It also said it had received information about injured Palestinians.
Military statements and attack in Jalud
According to the military, security forces were working to remove the settlers from the house, separate the sides and seize vehicles suspected of having been used to reach the area. The seized vehicles are to be used as evidence in an ongoing police investigation. Security forces continued operating at the scene to prevent further disturbances and restore order.
In neighboring Jalud, settlers attacked a Palestinian family and a foreign media crew accompanying it, the Palestinian state agency Wafa reported. Earlier in August, a group of settlers blocked supplies to Palestinian homes on the outskirts of Qusra, leaving residents trapped inside. Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967.
