WEST BANK: Mutual stone hurling between Jewish settlers and Palestinians near West Bank village

Record ID: 562505

  • Title: WEST BANK: Mutual stone hurling between Jewish settlers and Palestinians near West Bank village
  • Date: 4th July 2011
  • Summary: ASIRA AL QABALIYEH, WEST BANK (JULY 3, 2011) (REUTERS) SMOKE BELLOWING FROM TEAR GAS GRENADE SHOT BY ISRAELI TROOPS AT SITE OF SCUFFLES BETWEEN JEWISH SETTLERS AND PALESTINIANS JEWISH SETTLERS DAMAGING OLIVE TREE IN PALESTINIAN GROVE PALESTINIANS HURLING ROCKS TOWARDS SETTLERS AND ISRAELI SOLDIERS ON HILL SIDE MASKED SETTLERS HURLING ROCKS FROM HILL SIDE, ISRAELI SOLDIER STANDING NEAR THEM MORE OF PALESTINIANS HURLING ROCKS FROM ROOF TOP STONES HELD IN HANDS OF PALESTINIAN PALESTINIANS HURLING ROCKS FROM ROOF ISRAELI SOLDIERS STANDING AMONG MASKED SETTLERS ON HILL SIDE YOUTHS HURLING STONES FROM ROOF PALESTINIANS RUNNING AWAY AFTER TEAR GAS GRENADE SHOT TOWARDS THEM MASKED SETTLERS STANDING ON HILL SIDE ISRAELI MILITARY JEEP DRIVING TOWARDS SCUFFLERS, SHOOTING OF TEAR GAS GRENADE MASKED SETTLERS DAMAGING PALESTINIAN OLIVE GROVE ARMED MEN WATCHING MORE OF SETTLERS BREAKING OLIVE TREE BRANCHES MORE OF STONE HURLING
  • Embargoed: 19th July 2011 13:00
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  • Location: West bank, West bank
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  • Country: Palestinian Territories
  • Reuters ID: LVA8G91S6AKTZJRBDUZYX1DU5Y7S
  • Story Text: Scuffles erupted on Sunday (July 3) between Jewish settlers and Palestinian villagers in the West Bank village of Asira al Qabaliyeh, near the city of Nablus.
    According to a settlers beeper service, the scuffles began after Palestinians started a fire near the Jewish settlement of Yitzhar.
    An Israeli military spokesperson told Reuters that scuffles erupted between approximately 30 Jewish settlers and 15 Palestinians near the village, and one Jewish settler was lightly injured in his head. A military force which arrived at the scene used riot dispersal means to disperse the scuffling sides, without arresting anyone, the spokesperson added. The spokesperson confirmed a fire had been burning in the area when the troops arrived, but had no further details.
    A Reuters video showed masked settlers and Palestinians hurling rocks at each other as Israeli soldiers stand on a hillside. The video also showed settlers damaging Palestinian olive trees in a nearby grove.
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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