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<h1 class="title">Armed Israeli settlers raid Palestinian village,
throw rocks at locals</h1>
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<div class="stamp">Nov. 30, 2017 - <font size="-2"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=779547">http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=779547</a></font><br>
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NABLUS (Ma'an) -- At least eight Palestinians were injured on
Thursday after Israeli settlers threw rocks at them near the village
of Asira al-Qibliya, south of Nablus in the northern occupied West
Bank.<br>
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<div>Hafeth Saleh, head of the village council in Asira al-Qibliya,
told Ma’an that more than 50 armed Israeli settlers from the
nearby illegal Yitzhar settlement attacked the eastern area of the
village, throwing rocks at villagers and opening fire in the air
before clashes erupted between Palestinians and the settlers.<br>
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<div>Saleh added that Israeli forces immediately intervened and
fired tear gas and stun grenades at villagers, causing several of
them to suffer from severe tear-gas inhalation.<br>
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<div>An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma’n they were looking into
reports.<br>
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<div>The incident took place shortly after <a
href="http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=779546"
target="_blank">Israeli settlers shot and killed a Palestinian
farmer</a> in the nearby village of Qusra as he was farming on
his land.<br>
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<div>An upwards of some 600,000 Israeli settlers reside in occupied
Palestinian territory in violation of international law. The
international community has repeatedly called their presence and
rising population the main impediment to potential peace in the
region.<br>
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<div>Palestinian activists and rights groups have long accused
Israel of fostering a <a
href="http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=771095"
target="_blank">“culture of impunity” </a>for Israeli settlers
and soldiers committing violent acts against Palestinians.<br>
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<div>While the hundreds of thousands of Israeli settlers are
permitted to carry guns, and are rarely held accountable for stone
throwing or similar attacks, Palestinians face up to 20 years in
prison for throwing stones where intent to harm could be proven,
and 10 years where it could not.</div>
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