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In two days, settlers killed five Palestinians from Qusrah, one of them 17, and soldiers killed another

In two days, settlers killed five Palestinians from Qusrah, one of them 17, and soldiers killed another

On Wednesday, 11 October 2023, at around 1:30 P.M., several settlers drove on two ATVs along the road that leads to the southeastern entrance to the village of Qusrah in Nablus District, and attacked workers at a construction site by the roadside, throwing stones at them. The workers threw stones back, and the settlers fired live shots in the air and then drove towards the outpost of Esh Kodesh, which was established south of the village. At around 3:00 P.M., several settlers drove on ATVs into the eastern part of the village, set a utility pole on fire and threw stones at the home of the ‘Odeh family. Eight members of the family were home at the time, four of them children. One family member, ‘Awad ‘Odeh, 29, went up to the roof and threw a stone at the settlers to fend them off. Meanwhile, three soldiers standing about 150 meters away from the house did nothing, even when several settlers tried to break through the gate. Read more...