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Acid attack on Israeli family in the West Bank amid unrest | |
(35 minutes later) | |
An Israeli family in the West Bank have been attacked by a man pretending to be hitchhiker. | An Israeli family in the West Bank have been attacked by a man pretending to be hitchhiker. |
The Israeli military said the man, believed to be Palestinian, threw acid at them family while they were in their car. | The Israeli military said the man, believed to be Palestinian, threw acid at them family while they were in their car. |
They suffered light injuries, Israeli police said. | They suffered light injuries, Israeli police said. |
The man was shot by a passer-by as he fled and was arrested. He is being treated in hospital. | The man was shot by a passer-by as he fled and was arrested. He is being treated in hospital. |
The family, who are Jewish, consisted of a man, a woman, and four young girls. | The family, who are Jewish, consisted of a man, a woman, and four young girls. |
The military said the family were sitting inside a car in the Gisj Etzopm settlement bloc south of Jerusalem, when the man threw acid at them. | The military said the family were sitting inside a car in the Gisj Etzopm settlement bloc south of Jerusalem, when the man threw acid at them. |
According to the Israeli military’s account of events, the Palestinian tried to attack the father with a screwdriver and then fled. | According to the Israeli military’s account of events, the Palestinian tried to attack the father with a screwdriver and then fled. |
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including Gisj Etzopm, to be illegal. | The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including Gisj Etzopm, to be illegal. |
Acid attacks are quite rare in the Palestinian territories; in 2001, a young Israeli woman was seriously injured by a Palestinian who threw acid at her in Jerusalem. | Acid attacks are quite rare in the Palestinian territories; in 2001, a young Israeli woman was seriously injured by a Palestinian who threw acid at her in Jerusalem. |
The latest attack came amid heightened tensions in the West Bank, the day after Ziad Abu Ain, a member of the Palestinian cabinet, died after clashes with Israeli troops. | The latest attack came amid heightened tensions in the West Bank, the day after Ziad Abu Ain, a member of the Palestinian cabinet, died after clashes with Israeli troops. |
There have been small clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli soldiers in the West Bank today over the issue of Israeli settlements. | There have been small clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli soldiers in the West Bank today over the issue of Israeli settlements. |
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