Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday evening condemned a group of Israeli residents who clashed with Palestinians in central Samaria, calling them 'rioters who are violating the law' and accusing them of 'criminal acts of violence.' Security forces removed dozens of rioters who had barricaded themselves in a Palestinian home near the villages of Qusra and Jalud, according to reports.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog issued unusually strong condemnations on Saturday evening after dozens of Israeli residents entered the Palestinian village of Qusra in central Samaria, barricaded themselves in a home, and threw stones at residents. Security forces removed the group and confiscated three vehicles, according to reports.
Netanyahu called the perpetrators 'a handful of rioters violating the law,' accusing them of harming the Jewish settlement enterprise and Israel's international standing. Herzog described the violence as 'a red line.'
The incident is the latest in a series of disturbances in Samaria that have prompted high-level political response, including a special security discussion convened by Netanyahu on Friday, as The Zioneer reported.
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