Netanyahu calls for Samaria rioters to be prosecuted ‘to the full extent of the law’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned overnight riots in Samaria, attributing them to a “handful of rioters” who do not represent the broader settler public, in a statement Tuesday.
“I strongly condemn the violent riots last night in Samaria and the harm to the security forces who arrived at the scene to maintain law and order,” he said, referring to Israeli rioters who clashed with security forces and prevented them from returning a displaced Palestinian family to the village of Jalud.
“The handful of rioters are not representative of the law-abiding settler public in Judea and Samaria, cause it immense injustice and hinder our forces from fulfilling their mission,” he affirmed.
Backing the IDF and Border Police, Netanyahu called on law enforcement authorities to prosecute the rioters “to the full extent of the law.”
