Netanyahu condemns settler attack in flashpoint West Bank village

Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Qusra in the northern occupied West Bank on Saturday. According to residents and the military, the settlers threw stones at residents and barricaded themselves inside a house while Palestinians were inside.

The incident drew rare condemnation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who labelled the attacks "criminal acts of violence" and said they were harming Israel's standing in the world. President Isaac Herzog also condemned the attack, while Israel's foreign ministry called it "a disgrace".

The Israeli military said soldiers and border police were dispatched to the area following reports of the attack, and that they operated to remove the rioters from the home and separate the groups to protect the residents inside the house. According to Channel News Asia, settlers had been blocking supplies from entering Palestinian houses on the outskirts of the village near Nablus, trapping residents inside, for nearly three weeks prior to the attack.

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