EU delegation, representatives of other countries visit Hawara in solidarity with residents

STORY: EU delegation, representatives of other countries visit Hawara in solidarity with residents DATELINE: March 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: West Bank CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the EU visit in Hawara 2. SOUNDBITE (ARABIC) MOEEN AL-DUMAIDI, Hawara's mayor STORYLINE: A delegation of the European Union along with representatives of about 20 countries visited Friday the Palestinian town of Hawara, south of Nablus, and the neighboring village of Za'tara to express their solidarity with residents in the aftermath of the rampage by Israeli settlers last week. The delegation also paid a solidarity visit to the family of Sameh Aqtash, a Palestinian humanitarian worker who was shot dead by settlers during the terrorist rampage last week on the neighboring village of Za'tara. The European Union's envoy Ambassador Sven Kuhn von Burgsdorff condemned settler attacks on towns and villages south of Nablus, saying: "We have made extensive contacts to stop what is happening on the ground, and unfo

Revenge attacks by Israeli settlers in West Bank kill Palestinian, torch homes

STORY: Revenge attacks by Israeli settlers in West Bank kill Palestinian, torch homes DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: RAMALLAH, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Israeli attacks in Hawara town in the West Bank STORYLINE: Hundreds of Israeli settlers launched violent revenge attacks in the northern occupied West Bank on Sunday night, killing at least one Palestinian, injuring dozens, and burning down homes, shops, cars and farmlands after a Palestinian shooting attack killed two Israelis, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a press statement that Sameh Al-Aqtash, 37, from Nablus city, died after he was shot by Israeli soldiers during clashes with Israeli soldiers and settlers in the village of Zatara, without revealing more details. The official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that rampage assaults have taken place also in the northern West Bank towns of Hawara, Burin and Einbus. The Palestinian eyewitnesses