Three more suspects held in administrative detention over settler riots last month

Three more settler youths suspected of involvement in last month’s settler rampages in Palestinian towns were placed under administrative detention, according to the right-wing legal aid group Honenu.

Honenu says the three were arrested by the Shin Bet and police in the early hours of the morning and have not been brought before a court.

Army Radio says Defense Minister Yoav Gallant signed off on administrative detention orders for the three youths, bringing the total held for the attacks to eight.

The report says one of the suspects is an IDF soldier and another recently completed his service.

In the wake of the Eli terror attack on June 20, hundreds of settlers rampaged in Palestinian towns and villages for five days, setting fire to homes, cars, and even opening fire in some cases.

One riot in the village of Turmus Ayya, during which a Palestinian was killed and 12 others were injured, involved arson, vandalism and live fire. Earlier this year, there was a brutal rampage in the Palestinian village of Huwara, also following a deadly Palestinian terror attack.