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Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Fifth settler arrested on suspicion of assaulting Arab women and child in West Bank outpost
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A fifth Israeli settler suspected of assaulting four Arab Israeli women, plus a three-year-old, in the West Bank outpost of Givat Ronen earlier this month has been detained by police.
The suspect was detained overnight and is currently being questioned by police and the Shin Bet security agency.
Earlier today, a court extended the suspect’s detention until Friday.
Four others have been detained in the past week, although one has since been released to house arrest.
The victims, residents of the Bedouin city of Rahat in southern Israel, were on their way to the West Bank city of Nablus.
They had accidentally driven into the outpost, in an area that has seen repeated clashes between extremist settlers and Palestinians.
The five were taken to Beilinson Medical Center in Petah Tikva after being attacked by the settlers.
