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World Jewish News
Palestinians Hurt Following Spat with West Bank Settlers
01.05.2009
Two Palestinians were lightly injured Friday following confrontations with settlers near Havat Gilad in the Samaria region.
One of the Palestinians was hurt by rocks hurled at him and the other from an aerosol spray of a yet-to-be-determined nature.
The spat broke out following a dispute over agricultural practices in the area.
Samaria local council officials said that a group of about 25 Palestinians arrived around noon to the vicinity of Havat Gilad and began tending to lands that constitute part of the settlement's fields.
The officials also said that the settlement's residents, accustomed to such provocative acts, preferred to avoid a direct conflict with the Palestinians and notified the IDF.
The Palestinians assaulted the settlers, according to the Samaria council official, using rocks and pick-axes until IDF forces arrived 20 minutes later and dispersed the gathering.
The officials said it was unclear how the Palestinians were injured since the settlers "never went near them."
The Samaria police has commenced investigating the incident, and Israel Police has reported that no arrests were made as of yet.
The two Palestinians injured in the quarrel were evacuated from the scene for medial treatment in a Nablus hospital.
By Jonathan Lis, Haaretz Correspondent
Источник: Haaretz
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