2024-12-04 · Huwara, Nablus
Settlers torch home, shop and vehicles in Huwara and Beit Furik after outpost demolition
ArsonAssaultStone-throwingHome invasionProperty damageArrests or chargesAwaiting review
Overnight into 4 December 2024, after troops demolished three outpost structures near Nablus, dozens of settlers rioted in Huwara and Beit Furik, setting fire to a house with a family of seven inside, a grocery store and several vehicles. The father was attacked with rocks and sticks and hospitalised; two Border Police officers were lightly hurt. The army and police said eight suspects were arrested.
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Location
Approximate: village
How it was located: Huwara centroid (Wikipedia). Same-night attack on Beit Furik (32.1769, 35.3364) included in this record.
Victims and damage
- Injured
- 1
- Killed
- 0
- Damage
- Huwara: a family home and two cars burned. Beit Furik: a truck, another vehicle and a grocery shop set on fire; a house (under construction per Yesh Din) damaged.
Perpetrators
- Group
- Dozens of settlers rioting after demolition of illegal outpost structures near Nablus
- Army
- Not known
Legal outcome
- Arrest · 2024-12-04 · Police and Shin Bet detained eight settlers over overnight attacks on residents and property in Huwara and Beit Furik and on Border Police after an outpost evacuation; unnamed, under questioning. [3]
- Arrest · Joint army-police statement: eight suspects arrested for assaulting security forces, 'friction' and property damage (AFP). Unnamed; unclear whether all relate to attacks on Palestinians. [2]
Sources
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