Two Palestinians Killed, Israeli Stabbed as West Bank Settler Violence Flares
A Palestinian stabbed a 20-year-old Israeli settler in a separate outpost attack as troops and settlers killed two Palestinians, officials said.
- On Monday, violence flared in the occupied West Bank as Israeli troops killed a 19-year-old Palestinian during a settler raid in Hajja, while a separate incident near Qusra left a 20-year-old Israeli critically wounded and a 34-year-old Palestinian dead.
- In Hajja, residents said troops trapped Palestinians between soldiers and nine armed settlers before both opened fire, killing the 19-year-old and wounding three others. Near Qusra, a Palestinian entered a settler outpost and stabbed the Israeli before being shot by a military commander.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wished the wounded farm owner "a complete recovery" and vowed Israel "will continue to eliminate terrorists, hunt down those who dispatch them, and destroy the terrorist infrastructure in Judea and Samaria." His government has supported establishing dozens of outposts.
- Following pressure from Washington, Netanyahu issued a rare order to dismantle some settler outposts, marking an unusual response to international condemnation of militant settler violence. His office has not responded to inquiries about the order's specific implementation.
- U.N. bodies and most governments deem all settlements on territory Israel occupied in the 1967 Middle East war illegal under international law. Israel rejects this, viewing the territory as disputed rather than occupied, a fundamental disagreement complicating regional stability.
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After a stabbing attack by a Palestinian on a settler in the northern occupied West Bank, the Israeli Defense Minister warned the Palestinians of a "total war." For his part, the Israeli press echoed the concern of some military officials. According to the Haaretz newspaper, several officials believed that the new settlements and outposts were difficult to defend and mobilized forces already exhausted by the many fronts, from Lebanon to Syria, t…
Escalating Tensions: Violence Erupts in the West Bank
Violence surged in the West Bank as Israeli troops killed two Palestinians amid clashes involving settlers. The incidents occurred following pressure on Israel to dismantle some settler outposts. One Palestinian was shot during a settler raid, while another was killed after allegedly stabbing a settler.
Israeli Troops Kill 2 Palestinians in West Bank Violence
Violence in the occupied West Bank flared on Monday as Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian during a village raid by settlers from a nearby outpost and killed another Palestinian who entered an outpost and stabbed a settler, officials said.
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Two Palestinians killed, Israeli stabbed as West Bank settler violence flares
By Ali SawaftaHAJJA, West Bank, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Violence in the occupied West Bank flared on Monday as Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian during a village raid by settlers from a nearby outpost and killed another Palestinian who entered an outpost and stabbed a settler, officials said.It was the latest violence involving dozens of Israeli settler outposts across the West Bank, where attacks by militant settlers on Palestinians have drawn …
A Palestinian youth was killed and two others, one seriously wounded, yesterday evening, by Israeli settlers during an attack on the West Bank village of Hajjah east of Qalqilya.
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