IDF reports two incidents of settler violence at illegal Homesh outpost

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Border Police officers prepare to raze illegal buildings at the wildcat Homesh outpost on December 24, 2021. (courtesy, Border Police)
Border Police officers prepare to raze illegal buildings at the wildcat Homesh outpost on December 24, 2021. (courtesy, Border Police)

The Israel Defense Forces reports two violent incidents committed by settlers at the illegal Homesh outpost against troops stationed in the area in recent days.

On Saturday night, settlers who were hurling stones at Palestinian vehicles in the area attacked a soldier who attempted to stop them, the IDF says.

And earlier today, a settler rammed a military checkpoint near the outpost, hitting an officer and another soldier, the military says. The two did not require further medical treatment according to the IDF.

No suspects have been arrested, and the incidents have been reported to the police.

The unauthorized settlement was officially dismantled in 2005, but a hardline yeshiva has continued to operate there on a daily basis, with no intervention by the army, in direct violation of Israeli law.

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