On video: the damage of the riots in Hawara, February 27, 2023 (documentation on social networks according to Article 27a of the Copyright Law)
The District Court in Jerusalem released today (Thursday) under restrictive conditions the eight suspects who were arrested following disturbances in Hawara.
The Minister of Defense signed administrative arrest warrants against two young men out of the eight.
Right-wing activists plan to demonstrate tonight in front of the homes of ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir, demanding the release of the two.
Since the beginning of 2023, five administrative arrest warrants have been signed against settlers;
In 2022, 45 were signed and in 2021 - 21.
Attorney Nati Rom, who represented the suspects on behalf of the Honnu organization, welcomed the release of the detainees. A show for media purposes, possibly in preparation for administrative orders. No evidence was presented against the suspects, who claimed their innocence from the first moment, we are happy that the court accepted the appeal we filed and ordered their release."
The shops in the central axis of Hawara will open at the end of this week or at the beginning of next week, depending on the assessment of the situation and if the peace continues in the area.
Since the attack near Hawara, the shops have been closed at the direction of the IDF.
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On Sunday, after the attack near Hawara in which Hillel Menachem Yaniv, Weigal Yaakov Yaniv, 21 and 19, were murdered, hundreds of settlers came to the village, set houses, cars and families on fire, threw stones and shot at the residents - and according to reports also shot dead a Palestinian resident of the village.
Dozens of Palestinian families were evacuated from their homes after they were set on fire.
The security forces worked to remove the protesters and Maktazit arrived on the scene, but control was only achieved hours later - after they continued to attack and set fire to buildings in the area.
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