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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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Palestinian woman and NBC News team attacked by masked Israeli settlers
Masked Israeli settlers attacked and injured a Palestinian woman and members of an NBC News team reporting in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The United Nations and media workers have reported an uptick in attacks on foreign, Palestinian and Israeli journalists in the West Bank amid an increase in settler violence.
·New York, United States
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According to witnesses, several dozen settlers surrounded a house in Qusra before being expelled by law enforcement, but no one was arrested. The owner of the house assures that the occupants were handcuffed and beaten, before being released.
·Paris, France
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Total News Sources32
Leaning Left14Leaning Right7Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution54% Left
Bias Distribution
- 54% of the sources lean Left
54% Left
L 54%
C 19%
R 27%
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