Palestine,(The Palestine Information Centre)Hawkish Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has released a message of support to extremist settlers who killed a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank.
The far-right minister said on Sunday that anyone defending themselves against “stone-throwing” should “receive a commendation”.
Ben-Gvir’s statement was referring to two heavily-armed settlers involved in the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Qusai Jamal Maatan in the Palestinian village of Burqa on Friday.
The pair were arrested by Israeli forces on Saturday and held for further investigations.
One of the two suspects is a former spokesman of an MP with Ben Gvir’s Jewish Power party.
Some right-wing Israeli MPs have also echoed support for the murderous settlers after their arrest.
Earlier on Friday, Israeli settlers shot dead a young Palestinian in the village near the city of Ramallah.
According to Palestinian media, Israeli settlers accompanied by regime forces raided Burqa village.
Residents said armed settlers opened fire on Palestinian properties and set several cars on fire across the area.
Residents said that armed settlers arrived at the village from a nearby settlement outpost and attacked them from three directions.
“They assaulted the residents and torched two vehicles,” eyewitness Ahmed Barakat was quoted by Middle East Eye as saying.
