Israeli soldiers were filmed dancing with settlers in the West Bank town of Huwara, more than a week after dozens of Israeli residents violently rioted in the town for hours, later a top Israeli general Where was a “pogrom”,
the town is done on the verge This came amid an increase in Israeli military presence following an attack on Israeli settlers on 26 February, which came hours after Palestinian gunmen opened fire on an Israeli vehicle passing through the town. murder of two brothers Inside.
monday night a Video Images broadcast on Israeli TV and social media showed settlers celebrating the Purim holiday in Huvara, with some soldiers joining them in dancing.
The Israel Defense Forces said it would launch an investigation into the incident, adding that the conduct of the soldiers in the video “was not in line with what is expected of combat aircraft in operational activity.”
Clashes between settlers and Palestinians were also reported in the town late on Monday, with several locals said to be injured. Both Israeli settlers and Palestinians also reported that their cars were attacked with stones as they were driving through the main road in the northern West Bank city of Flashpoint.
Yesh Din rights group said four Palestinians taken to hospital for medical treatment were attacked by settler rioters, who were filmed throwing stones and smashing car windows and storefronts on Monday night. Among the injured was a two-year-old girl who was pepper sprayed by a settler who maced her family while they sat inside their car.
It is expected that the IDF will investigate this incident of soldiers seen dancing with settlers in Huwara instead of being on guard duty. pic.twitter.com/u5YpFS7EhZ
— Emanuel (Manny) Fabian (@manniefabian) March 6, 2023
Yash Deen said that IDF soldiers were on the scene at the time of the attack and did not act to stop the settlers. Later, they used riot measures to disperse Palestinians who had gathered to push back the settlers.
“The massacre continues in Hawara, this time as part of the settlers’ Purim holiday celebrations. All of this occurs under the auspices of the government and a lack of action by law enforcement agencies,” Yash Din said.
Settlers react after a number of cars with Israeli license plates were pelted with stones by Palestinians. Israeli medics said at least three vehicles were hit but no motorists were injured.
These clashes came just a week after hundreds of settlers vandalized the town, torching homes, torching dozens of vehicles, and pelting store-fronts with stones in a rampage that killed one
Surveillance camera footage shows settlers attacking Palestinians in Huwara this evening.pic.twitter.com/tjZnh9p8ac
— Emanuel (Manny) Fabian (@manniefabian) March 6, 2023
Earlier on Monday, the Central District Court curtailed the administrative custody of two persons held on suspicion of their involvement in the Huwara settlers’ stampede that took place last week.
The custody of a 17-year-old boy was reduced from four months to less than two months on Monday. The day before, the same court reduced the detention order of another suspect, 29-year-old David Chai Chasdai, from four months to three.
The IDF arrested 16 suspects after the Huwara riots. All but two in administrative custody have been released.
The controversial practice of administrative detention allows individuals to be detained practically indefinitely without charge and withholding evidence against them. There are currently 967 Palestinians held in administrative detention in Israel. Israeli prisoners are in the single digits.
