STORY: Israeli settlers attack Palestinians after shooting attack in West Bank
DATELINE: June 21, 2023
LENGTH: 0:01:19
LOCATION: Jerusalem
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of IDF Chief at the scene of the attack (provided by IDF)
2. pictures of scene of the attack (provided by MDA)
3. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in a security assessment meeting
4. Netanyahu giving statement
5. pictures of scene of the attack (provided by MDA)

STORYLINE:

Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians and their properties in the northern West Bank on Tuesday night to retaliate for a Palestinian shooting attack that killed four Israelis hours earlier, in another move that might fuel the simmering Israeli-Palestinian tensions.
   
In the northern West Bank town of Huwara, several cars and olive trees owned by Palestinians were torched by Jewish settlers, and gunshots were heard in the area, the Hebrew-language Channel 13 TV news reported.
   
Around 50 settlers rallied near the Tapuah junction, north of the settlement of Eli, where two Palestinian gunmen shot and killed four Israelis at a gas station hours earlier. Another group of settlers hurled stones at a Palestinian truck driver and sprayed him with tear gas, reported the Israeli media.
   
Video footage on social media platforms showed black smoke rising from several locations in Huwara.
   
An Israeli military spokesperson said that settlers gathered at the entrance to the town of Beit Furik near Huwara in an attempt to enter the town. Israeli soldiers were dispatched to the scene to disperse the gathering.
   
The West Bank was seized by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war. Despite international criticism, Israel has maintained control over the territory, where the Palestinians wish to establish their future state.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jerusalem.
(XHTV)