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Israel arrests settlers over Palestinian shootings

April 2, 2013 11:48
Five Israelis from a wildcat settlement outpost in the northern West Bank were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of shooting and wounding two Palestinians in February, Israeli army radio reported. The suspects, from Esh Kodesh, near Nablus, were believed to have shot two men from the neighbouring Palestinian village of Qusra during a confrontation, the radio said, adding police found a weapons cache at the outpost in an overnight raid.

W. Bank settlers accused of vandalising Palestinian cars

February 21, 2013 11:31
Israeli settlers on Thursday torched six cars in the northern West Bank village of Qusra, Palestinian security sources alleged. They told AFP that attackers set fire to the vehicles in the early hours and residents of the village, near the city of Nablus, saw them driving to the nearby settlement outpost of Esh Kodesh. Israeli police told AFP that they had received a report on the incident from troops in the area but had so far been unable to reach the scene.

W. Bank settlers accused of vandalising Palestinian cars

February 21, 2013 07:46
Israeli settlers on Thursday torched six cars in the northern West Bank village of Qusra, Palestinian security sources alleged. They told AFP that attackers set fire to the vehicles in the early hours and residents of the village, near the city of Nablus, saw them driving to the nearby settlement outpost of Esh Kodesh. Israeli police told AFP that they had received a report on the incident from troops in the area but had so far been unable to reach the scene.

Palestinians evicted from new West Bank protest camp

February 2, 2013 11:16
Palestinians and activists were on Saturday forcefully removed from a new camp near a West Bank village, after a third attempt at the novel form of protest against Jewish settlement. An AFP correspondent said the army used tear gas and violence to remove hundreds of people who had set up four temporary huts and three tents near Burin, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank. The correspondent added that journalists were also forcefully removed from the site. He said the army made arrests, but was not aware of injuries.

Palestinians evicted from new West Bank protest camp

February 2, 2013 10:47
Palestinians and activists were on Saturday forcefully removed from a new camp near a West Bank village, after a third attempt at the novel form of protest against Jewish settlement. An AFP correspondent said the army used tear gas and violence to remove hundreds of people who had set up four temporary huts and three tents near Burin, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank. The correspondent said journalists were also forcefully removed from the site. He said security forces made arrests, but he was unaware of any injuries.
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