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Netanyahu Condemns Violence in West Bank Villages in Rare Settler Criticism
Netanyahu said the attacks harmed Israel’s standing and urged authorities to arrest those responsible as security forces removed rioters and treated injured Palestinians.
- On Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned "criminal acts of violence" by settlers in Palestinian villages Qusra and Jalud, demanding authorities arrest those responsible and "root out" the phenomenon.
- The IDF and Border Police deployed to Qusra following reports of rioters throwing stones at Palestinian civilians, discovering dozens of individuals barricaded inside a home with residents still inside.
- Security forces removed the rioters and confiscated three vehicles suspected of involvement, while Red Crescent staff treated an injured Palestinian woman as Border Police maintained order.
- President Isaac Herzog called the violence "a crossing of a red line" by lawbreakers, while Gadi Eisenkot described the growing "anarchy" as a "security, leadership, diplomatic and moral disgrace."
- Naftali Bennett criticized Netanyahu's "weekly condemnation," claiming it reveals powerlessness regarding Ben Gvir, warning that rioters endanger IDF soldiers and "destroy the remnants of Israel's good name.
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Netanyahu condemns 'criminal acts of violence' by settlers in West Bank villages
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday condemned what he called "criminal acts of violence" perpetrated by Israeli settlers in two Palestinian villages. Earlier in August, a group of settlers blocked supplies from entering Palestinian houses on the outskirts of Qusra and attacked a Palestinian family and a foreign media crew in nearby Jalud.
·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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The Israeli Prime Minister condemned "criminal violence" in two villages in the occupied West Bank.
·Paris, France
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Dozens of extremist settlers barricaded themselves in a Palestinian house after entering the village of Qusra and Israeli forces had to intervene
·Madrid, Spain
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Netanyahu condemns violence in West Bank villages in rare settler criticism
·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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