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Israeli settlers riot in Arab towns after four killed by terrorist

The Hamas murderers were killed by security forces yesterday

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Cars having been set on fire in the West Bank village of Laban Sharqiya, June 21, 2023. Israeli settlers set cars on fire after four Israelis were shot and killed by Palestinian gunmen in the northern West Bank yesterday. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ??????? ???? ???????

Jewish settlers in the West Bank rioted in Arab towns on Tuesday night after the murders of four Israelis near Eli earlier in the day.

The Palestinian Red Crescent said that 36 injuries were reported in Huwara, outside Nablus. The vigilantes also attacked the villages of Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, Qabalan and Beitin, all located slightly farther south of Nablus, and at several junctions. 

Nine homes, a petrol station, several businesses, 11 cars were all reported damaged. 

"Dozens of Israelis gathered at the entrance to Beit Furik [5 miles southeast of Nablus] trying to enter the village. The IDF force that arrived at the scene dispersed the gathering, using means to disperse demonstrations and firing into the air. The incident will be investigated,” an army spokesman said.

The rioting came after four Israelis were killed and four others were wounded in a shooting attack near the town of Eli. The two Hamas members who carried out the attack were killed. 

Hundreds of settlers also headed to the Evyatar outpost overnight in response to the shooting, urging the government to approve a permanent community there.

Community leaders at Evyatar for the protest included Religious Zionism Knesset member Zvi Sukkot, Shomron regional council head Yossi Dagan and Rabbi Elyakim Levanon.

“We’ve returned home to Evyatar,” said Sukkot, one of Evyatar’s founders. “Terrorists should know that any attack will only deepen the Jewish hold on the territory. Two years after being evacuated, the time has come for us to return forever.”

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