JERUSALEM: Israeli police said on Sunday eight suspects were arrested after an overnight attack by Israeli civilians on a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank.
“Last night, forces... were called to the village of Qusra in Samaria following a report of an assault and arson of property by Israeli civilians,” a police statement said, using a Biblical term for the northern West Bank.
“During searches, eight suspects were arrested by the forces on suspicion of being in a closed military zone and of involvement in the incident, and were taken in for questioning.”
The suspects were aged between 18 and 48, and during their searches the police also found an M-16 assault rifle issued by the army.
The Palestinian official news agency WAFA, citing local sources, reported that the assault had been carried out by Israeli settlers.
