The Latest Breaking News from Huwara

Israeli settlers clash with Palestinians in flashpoint West Bank town

Israeli settlers and Palestinians clashed overnight on Monday near the West Bank village of Huwara, the scene of a violent rampage last week by dozens of settlers seeking revenge for the shooting of two Israeli brothers.

Reuters · Mar 7, 2023

Israeli Settlers Held in Administrative Detention for Planning Attacks on Palestinian Villages

The Israeli army detained two settlers, out of 16 it had arrested, after determining they planned the attacks on Palestinian villages, a week after 400 extremist Jewish settlers attacked the town of Huwara, south of Nablus. Security sources said the two settlers did not cooperate with the interrogators, and it…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 7, 2023

What is a pogrom? Israeli mob attack has put a century-old word in the spotlight

Following the murder of two Israeli brothers in the West Bank on Feb. 26, 2023, a mob of around 400 Israelis attacked the Palestinian town of Huwara. They torched dozens of homes and cars, leaving one dead and hundreds wounded before being stopped by Israeli security forces.

The Conversation · Mar 6, 2023

Israeli minister inciting violence with remarks: UN rights chief

Volker Turk slams Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s call for Palestinian village of Huwara to be ‘wiped out’.

Al Jazeera · Mar 3, 2023

Israeli Attorney General Authorizes A Law Enforcement Investigation Against A Knesset Member.

Israeli Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara has given the green light for a police investigation of Zvika Fogel

Zenger · Mar 3, 2023

EU Diplomat Demands Accountability Following Israeli Settler Rampage in West Bank

The European Union's envoy to the Palestinians called on Friday for accountability and for perpetrators to be brought to justice after a rampage by Israeli settlers this week in the occupied West Bank in which one Palestinian was killed and dozens of houses, shops and cars were torched. Ambassador Sven…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 3, 2023

Palestinians Demand Arrest of Israeli Official Visiting Washington

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Thursday asked Washington to arrest a visiting Israeli official who called for wiping out the Palestinian village of Huwara. “The Foreign Ministry demands the US administration to arrest the fascist terrorist Davidi Ben Zion, the deputy head of the Shomron Regional Council, who is currently…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 3, 2023

US faces growing call to deny entry to Israel’s Bezalel Smotrich

Rights groups are urging Washington to revoke visa of Israeli minister who called for wiping out a Palestinian village.

Al Jazeera · Mar 2, 2023

‘Repugnant’: US rebukes Israeli remark on Palestinian village

US State Department condemns Israeli minister’s call for Huwara to be ‘wiped out’, calling it a ‘disgusting’ incitement.

Al Jazeera · Mar 1, 2023

Palestine’s Huwara should be wiped out: Top Israeli minister

Finance minister Bezalel Smotrich calls for the destruction of Huwara that was the target of deadly settler rampage.

Al Jazeera · Mar 1, 2023