Israeli settlers storm the town of Huwara in the occupied West Bank, setting fire to several homes and cars and injuring dozens of Palestinians
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society meanwhile said that 95 Palestinians suffered tear gas inhalation when they were confronted by Israeli soldiers.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said a Palestinian was critically wounded in the head during the attack by the settlers, who were under heavy protection from Israeli forces late Sunday. It added that a Palestinian was also stabbed and another was hit by a piece of metal and were both transferred to the hospital.
The settler attacks came following the deaths of two Israeli settlers in Huwara by a Palestinian who then fled the scene.
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