Israeli settlers pay a provocative visit to a village near Tulkarem

Wednesday April 14, 2010 00:15 by George Rishmawi - IMEMC & Agencies

Israeli settlers invaded the village of Kherbit El-Hamam near the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem on Tuesday.

Around fifty settlers of different ages marched through the village that is inhabited by around 70 Palestinians, around noon time, when the children go back to their homes from the schools in the nearby villages, witnesses reported.

The settlers visited some archeological sites in the village and positioned themselves at one of the entrances of the village.

The villagers complain form these lately frequent visits and said that in previous visits, the settlers assaulted some youth and threw stones at some of the residents cars, and in other cases prevented the farmers from reaching their farm lands.

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