Israeli settler stabs Palestinian to death in occupied West Bank
The Palestinian Health Ministry says the victim has been identified as 28-year-old Ali Hassan Harb, who was stabbed in the heart.
An Israeli police spokesperson says it is unclear who stabbed the man.
An Israeli settler stabbed a Palestinian man to death during a confrontation in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry and a witness said.
An Israeli police spokesperson said it was unclear who stabbed the man on Tuesday. They were investigating the incident but no arrests had been made.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said the 28-year-old, identified as Ali Hassan Harb, had been stabbed in the heart by a settler.
"We heard that settlers came onto our land. We went there, me, Ali and three others. When we got there we saw settlers," said a Palestinian resident from the village of Iskaka, near the Israeli settlement Ariel, who asked not to be identified.
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Ali Hassan Harb, 28 years old, was attacked by settlers as he was working on his land between Eskaka village & Salfit. He was stabbed to death while the armed guards at Ariel settlement shot at the Palestinians who tried to reach him. Bloodthirsty thugs #IsraeliTerrorism.
— Hanan Ashrawi (@DrHananAshrawi) June 21, 2022
"We kicked them out but they returned when the police and the army arrived at the scene. They were many and they fired into the air and aimed their guns against us. One of the settlers we kicked out attacked us and he stabbed Ali with a knife," he said.
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the killing.
I condemn today’s fatal stabbing of a #Palestine|ian man, Ali Harb, reportedly by an #Israel|i settler near Salfit in the occupied West Bank. My deepest condolences to his family. Perpetrators of violence must be held accountable and swiftly brought to justice.
— Tor Wennesland (@TWennesland) June 21, 2022
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