3 Palestinians killed during Israeli settler attack in West Bank: Report
Ramallah/Jerusalem, June 26 (UNI) Three Palestinians were killed and seven others injured yesterday by live bullets during an Israeli settler attack on the town of Kafr Malik east of Ramallah, central West Bank, the Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported.
Citing local sources, WAFA said that dozens of settlers attacked the town of Kafr Malik and burnt vehicles and houses of citizens in the town, while residents of the town and nearby villages attempted to confront them.
The Israeli forces secured protection for the settlers, fired live bullets at Palestinians, and prevented ambulances from reaching and transporting the injured, WAFA added.
Israeli newspaper Haaretz, citing a local resident, reported that it was the Israeli army that killed the three Palestinians, although the settlers also fired handguns.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Wednesday that dozens of Israeli civilians set fire to property in al-Mughayyir, a village near Kafr Malik.
"Upon receiving the report, IDF and Israeli Police forces were dispatched to the scene and operated to disperse the confrontation," it said.
"Several terrorists fired from within al-Mughayyir and hurled rocks at the forces, who opened fire toward the source of fire and the rock-hurlers. Hits were identified, and it was later reported that there were several individuals injured and fatalities," it added.
The IDF noted that five Israeli suspects were arrested during the incident and transferred to the police.
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