Israeli West Bank settler tells BBC attacks on Palestinians are justified as revenge
Israeli media reported that police were treating the fire as accidental, caused by cigarette butts thrown from a car window.Image source, EPAImage caption, Settlers at Havat Gilad say houses there were burnt down by Palestinians. Police say the cause was accidental.Israel's government has previously said it would legalise Havat Gilad. At least 12 of those were killed by settlers, three by Israeli forces, and in three other cases it is not yet clear whether soldiers or settlers were responsible.
- ▪Israeli media reported that police were treating the fire as accidental, caused by cigarette butts thrown from a car window.Image source, EPAImage caption, Settlers at Havat Gilad say houses there were burnt down by Palestinians.
- ▪Police say the cause was accidental.Israel's government has previously said it would legalise Havat Gilad.
- ▪At least 12 of those were killed by settlers, three by Israeli forces, and in three other cases it is not yet clear whether soldiers or settlers were responsible.
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Israeli West Bank settler tells BBC attacks on Palestinians are justified as revenge<div class="ssrcss-1553su4-ErrorMessage eitf6465"><div class="ssrcss-h7lv7m-StyledInnerContainer eitf6464"><div class="ssrcss-nbxsk2-TextContent eitf6461"><h2 type="normal" class="ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.</h2><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This video can not be played</p></div></div></div>Figure caption, Watch: Israeli settler challenged in rare access to West Bank outpostByLucy WilliamsonMiddle East correspondent, Reporting fromHavat Gilad, occupied West BankPublished2 minutes agoThe Israeli settler outpost of Havat Gilad, deep inside the occupied West Bank, is spread across several hilltops, its sheds and simple…
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