WASHINGTON: Videos and eyewitness accounts published in The Washington Post on Tuesday, show how Jewish settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Qusra, in Israeli-occupied West Bank, killing three people and forcing others to leave the village as Israeli soldiers watched silently. These individuals lost their lives while attempting to protect their community from armed Israeli settlers who had been targeting Palestinian villages even before the Oct 7 Hamas raid. Despite the obligation under international and Israeli law to protect all residents, including Palestinians, Israeli troops did not intervene forcefully. Witnesses claim that Israeli soldiers, stationed at nearby military outposts, did not intervene, raising concerns about their adherence to military orders requiring the prevention of crimes. These quotes from the Washington Post report illustrate the attack was planned, how it unfolded, and how the Israeli soldiers allowed it to happen.

Source: Washington Post January 10, 2024 05:06 UTC