IDF Soldiers and Settler Clash With Palestinians in West Bank Village
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
A video from the Palestinian village of Huwwara shows IDF soldiers and settler Mordechai Zacharia physically confronting and assaulting local residents, including a disabled man and a woman. The incident, which occurred in the southern Hebron Hills, was recorded by a surveillance camera and shared with human rights groups. The IDF has not yet commented on the soldiers' presence or Zacharia's involvement in the altercation.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- IDF soldiers and settler Mordechai Zacharia were filmed confronting Palestinians in Huwwara village.
- The video shows Zacharia hitting a disabled Palestinian man and soldiers forcing him to the ground.
- Soldiers and Zacharia also forcibly pushed a Palestinian woman into her home.
- The footage was obtained by Israeli human rights activists and Breaking the Silence.
- The IDF has not commented on the incident or Zacharia's presence.
- Zacharia has been accused by rights groups of harassing Palestinians.
A video recorded in the Palestinian village of Huwwara, in the southern Hebron Hills, shows an altercation involving Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers, an Israeli settler, and local residents. The footage depicts soldiers and Mordechai Zacharia, owner of the "Anim" farm, engaging in a physical confrontation with Palestinians. According to the recording, four soldiers entered the village accompanied by Zacharia. In one segment, Zacharia is seen hitting a disabled Palestinian man on the head while the man is seated and holding a cane. Subsequently, one soldier pushes the man, and Zacharia, along with two other soldiers, forces him to the ground. The soldiers then demand that a woman present at the scene enter a house. After she refuses, Zacharia forcibly pushes her inside and closes the door. The soldiers then leave the village. The video, apparently captured by a surveillance camera, was given to Israeli human rights activists in the area and later obtained by the organization Breaking the Silence. The IDF has not commented on the reasons for the soldiers' presence in Huwwara or Zacharia's involvement. Human rights organizations have previously accused Zacharia of harassing local Palestinian residents.
