Settlers, soldiers reportedly raid West Bank village hours after earlier attack

Hours after settlers attacked a village in the southern West Bank, settlers and soldiers reportedly raided the village, destroying property.

Overnight Friday-Saturday, Palestinian media reported that dozens of settlers and soldiers raided the village of Jinba in the southern Hebron Hills and destroyed houses and equipment.

There were no injuries in the incident, and no Israeli or Palestinian arrests, according to a local source who spoke to The Times of Israel.

Earlier on Friday, 22 villagers in Jinba were arrested after what the army referred to as a “violent clash” and what local Palestinians described as a settler attack where three residents were injured.

A local source told The Times of Israel that out of the 22 detainees, 17 were released in the past 24 hours, with only one released on bail and the rest without conditions.

“Overnight, IDF troops operated in the village of Jinba as part of a planned operation to locate weapons,” the IDF says in response to the reports. “The claim that the forces deviated from procedures during the searches is being investigated by the commander.”

במהלך הלילה שוחררו 15 מתוך 22 העצורים. 7 עדין עצורים. במקביל חזר הצבא ופלש לג'ינבה כדי לסיים לשבור ולהרוס את מה שהמתנחלים לא הספיקו. החיילים שנמצאים שם עד לרגעים אלו, כבר מעל 7 שעות שפכו את המזון של התושבים, את תכולת הארונות, תלשו את סורגי החלונות ממקומם ועצרו לפחות תושב אחד https://t.co/Vbz8hR2L66 pic.twitter.com/QoNtTllHlv

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