Herzog calls father of Arab Israeli attacked at West Bank outpost, says he was ‘horrified’ by assault

President Isaac Herzog speaks to the father of Nufah al-Jaer, who was attacked along with four other Arab Israelis after they accidentally drove into an illegal West Bank outpost.

Herzog tells Adnan al-Jaer he was “horrified” to hear of the violent attack.

“We are all brothers and sisters, citizens of the State of Israel and we all deserve equal and proper treatment, without fear and without violence. I wish to support you at this time and wish them a full recovery,” he tells al-Jaer, according to a statement.

“This was a serious incident, this cannot be allowed to happen to us,” al-Jaer says. “I appreciate and thank you for this conversation.”

The incident occurred at Givat Ronen, a small hilltop outpost in the northern West Bank near the village of Burin, an area that has seen repeated clashes between extremist settlers and Palestinians. Israeli settlers are suspected of carrying out the attack.

The car was carrying four women as well as a three-year-old girl, according to Hebrew media reports.

ערביות ישראליות טעו בדרך – והותקפו בידי מתנחלים: רכבן הוצת ונרגם באבנים, הן נמלטו ופונו לקבלת טיפול רפואי בבית החולים

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