Tensions are rising in Israel following an uptick in terror attacks. On Sunday two Israeli brothers were murdered in cold-blood which led to violent rioting by Israeli settlers in a nearby Palestinian village.
JERUSALEM, Israel – Theis calling more battalions to the Nablus area on the West Bank following a deadly terror attack that saw two Israeli brothers killed and riots in the Palestinian Authority run village of Huwara near Nablus.
An IDF official told Fox News Digital the Israeli army considers the riots last night as"terror attacks." Six Jewish settlers were arrested overnight, but four of them were released by Monday morning.Palestinians inspect a damaged house and scorched cars in the town of Hawara, near the West Bank city of Nablus, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023.Palestinians inspect scorched cars in a scrapyard, in the town of Hawara, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023.
On Monday morning, the Israeli army told Huwara Palestinian shop owners to close their shops, and residents stayed in their homes, fearing escalation. He continued,"And when I say 'we', I mean the defense force of the State of Israel - the IDF and the security forces exclusively. They know how to do it. They do. They come to account with everyone who lays a hand on us."
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