{"id":222678,"date":"2022-10-31T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T12:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=222678"},"modified":"2022-10-25T04:34:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T03:34:10","slug":"24-hours-of-hell-israeli-settler-gangs-terrorize-palestinian-town-under-army-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2022\/10\/24-hours-of-hell-israeli-settler-gangs-terrorize-palestinian-town-under-army-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201924 Hours of Hell\u2019: Israeli Settler Gangs Terrorize Palestinian Town under Army Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"

14 Oct 2022 – Huwwara has been under near constant attack since yesterday, when groups of armed settlers began attacking several points in the town as they were escorted and enabled by the Israeli army.<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Israeli settlers and soldiers during the attack on Huwwara on October 13, 2022.
(Photo: Oren Ziv\/Activestills)<\/p><\/div>\n

Israeli settlers continued their attack on the Palestinian town of Huwwara in the northern occupied West Bank for the second day in a row today, vandalizing several storefronts, vehicles, and homes, while Israeli forces fired live ammunition at Palestinians in the town.<\/p>\n

At around 1 p.m., as Friday prayers were ongoing in the town, groups of armed and masked Israeli settlers began attacking homes and storefronts off the main road of the town, that connects Huwwara and the surrounding villages with the city of Nablus to the north.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey started throwing rocks at passing cars, breaking the windows of the stores and vandalizing them from the inside, vandalizing vehicles, trying to set them on fire, and attacking homes,\u201d Salamah Saleem, 60, a local activist, told Mondoweiss<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey did all this during prayer time, when most of the men in the village were in the mosque, and it was just the women and children who were at home alone,\u201d Saleem said. \u201cThese are planned attacks, and they are getting worse with each day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following Friday prayers, dozens of local youth from Huwwara took to the streets to confront the settlers and soldiers. Israeli soldiers fired live ammunition, rubber-coated steel bullets, sound grenades, and tear gas at locals, causing a number of injuries.<\/p>\n

At least two Palestinians were injured with live ammunition, with one reported to be in serious condition, according to local sources.<\/p>\n

Huwwara has been under near constant attack since Thursday afternoon, when groups of armed settlers began attacking several points in the town, primarily on the main road, vandalizing dozens of storefronts and vehicles. The settlers also burned olive trees, and attacked several homes, a local amusement park, and a cafe on the outskirts of the town.<\/p>\n

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Israeli settlers set Palestinian agricultural lands on fire in the town of #Huwwara<\/a> in the north of the occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com\/K8xiNFOgLd<\/a><\/p>\n

— Wafa News Agency – English (@WAFANewsEnglish) October 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n