Settlers Kidnap, Assault Lawyer in West Bank Attack
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
Around 15 settlers abducted and assaulted Palestinian lawyer Ala Takruri from Nablus for over two hours last week. The attackers bound, blindfolded, beat, and robbed him, threatening to kill him. Soldiers eventually rescued Takruri after more than two hours of abuse. He is now afraid to leave his city.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Approximately 15 settlers attacked and abused lawyer Ala Takruri for over two hours.
- The settlers bound, blindfolded, beat, and robbed Takruri, threatening his life.
- Soldiers rescued Takruri after more than two hours of the assault.
- The attack occurred on Takruri's way to the Israel Land Authority offices in Duma.
- Takruri is now afraid to leave his city of Nablus.
Approximately 15 settlers attacked and abused a young Palestinian lawyer from Nablus, Ala Takruri, for over two hours last week. The assailants pulled Takruri from his car, bound his hands, blindfolded him with his judicial robe, and beat and robbed him. The group, described as armed highway robbers, also threatened to kill him and cocked their weapons in his direction. Takruri was on his way to the Israel Land Authority offices in the village of Duma when the attack occurred. He was eventually rescued by soldiers who arrived after more than two hours of abuse. The lawyer is now afraid to leave his city and has not left Nablus in months. The article notes that settlers have escalated their actions beyond setting fields and stealing crops to include violent assaults and robbery.