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Settlers attack Huwara after two Israeli brothers are killed
26 February 2023, Huwara, West Bank
Hours after a Palestinian gunman killed two Israeli brothers driving through Huwara, dozens of settlers attacked the town and nearby villages, setting homes and cars on fire. One Palestinian was killed. Two days later the Israeli army's West Bank commander called it a pogrom.
What the sources say
The Times of Israel reports that a Palestinian gunman shot dead the brothers Hallel and Yagel Yaniv on Route 60 in Huwara earlier that day, and that dozens of settlers then rampaged for hours in the town.
Dozens of Israeli settlers rampaged violently for hours in the West Bank town of Huwara
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The Times of Israel reports, citing Palestinian media, that some 30 homes and cars were set on fire.
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The Times of Israel reports that Sameh Aqtash, 37, was killed. The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli fire killed him; a military source said troops were not involved, and it was unclear whether settlers shot him.
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QuotesMaj. Gen. Yehuda Fuchs, head of the Israeli army's Central Command, said in a Channel 12 interview on 28 February 2023 that what happened in Huwara was a pogrom carried out by lawbreakers.
Ce qui est arrivé à Huwara est un pogrom mené par des délinquants qui ont violé la loiTranslation by Steereh seed editors: What happened in Huwara was a pogrom carried out by criminals who broke the law.
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