Israeli settlers attack West Bank town of Huwara, injure dozens of Palestinians
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Israeli settlers went on a rampage in the West Bank town of Huwara late Sunday, setting fire to several homes and cars and injuring dozens of Palestinians.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said a Palestinian was critically wounded in the head during the attack by the settlers, who were under heavy protection from Israeli forces.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society meanwhile said that 95 Palestinians suffered tear gas inhalation.
It added that a Palestinian was stabbed and another was hit by a piece of metal. Both were transferred to hospital.
Eyewitnesses told Anadolu that dozens of Israeli settlers escorted by Israeli forces raided Huwara and vandalized Palestinian properties and set fire to several homes and cars in the town.
The settler attacks came following the deaths of two Israeli settlers in Huwara by a Palestinian.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the settlers to leave it to the Israeli army to look for the perpetrator. “Let the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) complete its pursuit and do not take the law into your own hands. Together we will defeat terrorism,” Netanyahu’s statement said.
Since the start of the year, at least 60 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces during raids on Palestinian areas in the West Bank, including 11 who were killed Wednesday during a raid on the city of Nablus.
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