Court said to reduce administrative detention of settler detained over Huwara rampage

Settlers pray as cars and homes burn in the West Bank town of Huwara on February 26, 2023. (Screenshot/Twitter; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
Settlers pray as cars and homes burn in the West Bank town of Huwara on February 26, 2023. (Screenshot/Twitter; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

A court has reduced the administrative detention handed to a settler who was arrested following the rampage in Huwara a week ago, according to the Honenu legal rights group representing the accused.

Honenu, which is known for providing legal services to Israelis accused of crimes against Palestinians, says that Lod District Court Judge Ruth Lorch cut the period that the settler can be detained without trial from four months to three months.

The Defense Ministry could still in theory extend the period once the three months are up.

The group says that a hearing will be held tomorrow about the minor who was also ordered to four months administrative detention by the Defense Ministry last month.

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