Israeli troops ‘stood by and watched’ as settlers carried out new West Bank pogrom

No arrests have been made over the latest settler attack on the Palestinian town of Qusra in the occupied West Bank over the weekend, Hebrew media confirmed on 30 August – while Palestinian families are still trapped and settlers and occupation troops remain in the area.According to Israeli reports, the Israeli army “stood by” and “allowed” the attack to take place.

Some of the illegal settlers who participated in Saturday’s pogrom had their photos published online as well as in the media, but Tel Aviv has taken no measures against them, Israel’s Channel 12 said.Dozens of settlers had attacked one of the besieged homes on Saturday, where Palestinian civilians have been trapped for weeks.