The village of Einabus has been attacked by Israeli Settlers

The village of Einabus lies approximately 10 km south of 

Nablus, in the northern half of the West Bank. The illegal 

settlement of Yizar is located just up the hill from the village.

In the evening of Monday, July 6th, 

ten to twelve settlers descended 

from the settlement and attacked a 

house in the village. According to 

witnesses, at least two of them 

were carrying rifles, and the rest 

were armed with stones. Their 

target was the house of an 

inhabitant named Saleh, who had 

died the previous day and whose 

family was in mourning. In keeping with tradition, only 

women and children were staying in the house, since the 

three day mourning period had not yet passed. 

“They came to kidnap the boys,” said a witness when asked 

why he thought the settlers would attack that house. “They 

know there are only women and children there now.”

Young men from the village were able to chase away the 

settlers. They called the District Coordination Office, and the 

army entered the village, but by that time the settlers had 

vanished.