Dozens of
Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian West Bank town on
Wednesday, sparking a confrontation that ended with Israeli
forces killing three Palestinians, the Israeli military and
Palestinian authorities said.
Three Palestinians were killed and seven wounded in the
violence in Kafr Malik, northeast of Ramallah, the Palestinian
health ministry said.
An Israeli military statement said dozens of Israelis set
fire to property, and military and police forces were dispatched
to the scene after receiving a report of ensuing violence that
included an exchange of stone-throwing.
The military statement said several Palestinians opened fire
and hurled rocks at the forces, who returned the fire. Five
Israeli suspects were arrested. An Israeli army officer was
lightly wounded.
Video footage showed at least two cars had been set ablaze.
Reuters could not independently verify the video.
Hussein al-Sheikh, the deputy to Palestinian President
Mahmoud Abbas, posted on X: “The government of Israel, with its
behaviour and decisions, is pushing the region to explode.”
“We call on the international community to intervene
urgently to protect our Palestinian people,” he said.
Earlier on Wednesday a Palestinian boy was shot dead by the
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