2022-06-21 · Iskaka, Salfit
Settler stabs Ali Hassan Harb to death on Iskaka land
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Ali Hassan Harb, 27, was stabbed in the chest and killed by an Israeli settler after settlers arrived on private village land near Iskaka to set up an outpost. Israeli police arrested a settler the next day; in August 2022 the State Prosecutor closed the case, saying self-defence could not be ruled out.
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Location
Approximate: village
How it was located: Stabbing took place on village land on the outskirts of Iskaka, near Ariel; exact spot not pinned.
Victims and damage
- Injured
- 0
- Killed
- 1
Perpetrators
- Group
- Group of Israelis, mostly teenagers, who arrived with construction materials to set up an outpost on village land
- Army
- Not known
- Unnamed settler (name under publication ban): Arrested [4]
Legal outcome
- Arrest · 2022-06-22 · Police arrested an unnamed Israeli settler; gag order; Shin Bet and Nationalist Crimes Unit investigating. [3]
- Case closed · 2022-08-25 · State Prosecutor's Office announced intention to close the file for insufficient evidence: self-defence claim could not be ruled out. [4]
- Case closed · State Prosecutor closed the case on self-defence grounds; family informed on a Thursday before 26 Aug 2022 (likely 25 Aug). [2]
Sources
- Al Jazeera – Israeli settler stabs Palestinian man to death: Health Ministry
- Al Jazeera – Israel drops prosecution of Jewish settler who killed Palestinian
- Times of Israel – Israeli arrested for suspected involvement in stabbing death of Palestinian
- A settler stabbed and killed a Palestinian. Now he'll carry on life as usual (+972, Ziv Stahl/Yesh Din)
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