At-Tuwani Release: Israeli settlers invade At-Tuwani village, enter
Palestinian homes, and throw stones at Palestinians; Israeli military
attacks Palestinian and throw tear gas

AT-TUWANI – On Tuesday, 26 January 2010 approximately fifteen Israeli
settlers from the Israeli settlement of Ma’on and the Israeli outpost of
Havat Ma’on attacked Palestinians in the village of At-Tuwani. The
settlers were accompanied by Israeli soldiers in three army jeeps and the
settlement security agent of Ma’on. Villagers from At-Tuwani arrived,
protesting the settlers coming into their village. An Israeli soldier
punched a Palestinian villager, who was hospitalized for his injuries.
Immediately thereafter, Israeli settlers began throwing stones at the
Palestinian villagers while soldiers fired three canisters of tear gas at
Palestinians.

Afterwards, the settlers drove to the entrance of At-Tuwani, and began
throwing stones at passers-by on the road.

The day’s incident began at 9:20 am when three army jeeps and a pickup
truck with an Israeli settler from Havat Ma’on and the settlement security
guard from Ma’on drove into At-Tuwani. The settler walked throughout the
village, entering Palestinian homes, accompanied by the soldiers and
settlement security guard, and then remained in the village and made phone
calls until other settlers arrived.