- Title: Jewish settlers voice anger after deadly Palestinian stabbing attack
- Date: 22nd July 2017
- Summary: NEVE TSUF SETTLEMENT, WEST BANK (JULY 22, 2017) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** JOURNALISTS, VISITORS OUTSIDE SETTLEMENT'S GATE SIGN READING 'WELCOME TO NEVE TSUF' SECURITY MAN ENTERING CAR ISRAELIS CARRYING FLAGS, JOURNALISTS POLICE OUTSIDE HOUSE WHERE A PALESTINIAN STABBED TO DEATH THREE ISRAELIS AND WOUNDED ANOTHER ON FRIDAY NIGHT VARIOUS OF ZAKA (JEWISH ORGANISATION HANDLING BODIES) VOLUNTEERS WEARING PROTECTIVE GEAR BEFORE COLLECTING BLOOD AND BODY PARTS POLICE, ZAKA VOLUNTEERS OUTSIDE HOUSE VARIOUS OF ZAKA VOLUNTEERS WORKING IN HOUSE AS SEEN FROM OUTSIDE (SOUNDBITE) (English) NEVE TSUF RESIDENT, MOTHER OF SOLDIER WHO SHOT AND WOUNDED PALESTINIAN ATTACKER, SAYING: "It was terrifying, I knew that... I was in the house and it was terrifying. We knew that my husband and my son were somewhere out there but we did not know what terrorist were going on, it took a while obviously until the police came. Our house is very secure but of course, we've all undergone things in the past, I was shot in an incident 13 years ago... my husband was shot in a separate incident, our house has been broken into on occasion, so it's a frightening situation. But we're not going anywhere, we're going to be here. This is our home and we're not going to leave and we're not going to feel unsafe in our own home." SETTLEMENT RESIDENT SPEAKING TO REPORTER (SOUNDBITE) (English) RESIDENT OF SETTLEMENT SAYING: "No event of any sort, in Al-Aqsa or any other place is a justification for murdering three people, father and two children, in their homes while there were busy celebrating the birth of a new grandson. Their home was open, the door was unlocked, because they were waiting for people from the community to come and celebrate with them the birth of this new grandchild." YOUTH HUGGING CHILD HOLDING ISRAELI FLAG YOUTH HUGGING
- Embargoed: 5th August 2017 23:07
- Keywords: Palestinian stabbing attack Jewish settlers West Bank Israeli-Palestinian conflict al-Aqsa mosque Jerusalem shrine dispute
- Location: NEVE TSUF, KUBAR VILLAGE, OVER KUBAR VILLAGE, WEST BANK
- City: NEVE TSUF, KUBAR VILLAGE, OVER KUBAR VILLAGE, WEST BANK
- Country: Palestinian Territories
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
- Reuters ID: LVA0016QSTOAV
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Residents of a West Bank Jewish settlement voiced anger but vowed to remain in their homes on Saturday (July 22), after a Palestinian stabbed to death three members of the same family and wounded another on Friday night (July 21).
As the Jewish Shabbat ended at sunset, journalists and visitors entered the fenced religious settlement. Volunteers of ZAKA organisation, who handles bodies according to Jewish laws, arrived at the site of the attack and began cleaning the house.
Earlier on Saturday, Israel sent extra troops into the occupied West Bank and forces raided the home of the Palestinian attacker.
Hours before the three Israelis were stabbed to death while eating Friday dinner, three Palestinians were killed in violence prompted by Israel's installation of metal detectors at entry points to the Noble Sanctuary-Temple Mount compound in Jerusalem's walled Old City. Another Palestinian was killed in clashes on Saturday, in the deadliest outbreak of violence between the two sides for years.
As international concerns mount over the bloodshed, Israel's security cabinet was due to convene on Sunday (July 23) and is expected to discuss alternative security measures that could be used to replace the metal detectors, according to two Israeli officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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