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Settlers accused of assaulting Palestinian
Residents of West Bank's Gilad Farm outpost accused of allegedly beating 56-year-old Ibrahim Tawil. IDF probing allegations
A 56-year-old Palestinian farmer was brutally attacked Thursday, allegedly by settlers from the West Bank outpost of Gilad Farm.
According to the man's family, the settlers also stripped him.
The IDF said the allegations were being explored, but Itay Zar of Gilad Farm denied the report altogether.
According to available details, Ibrahim Tawil was on his way to his village, which is adjacent to the outpost, when he was jumped by group of settlers.
His account tells of seven assailants. "He said that there were seven of them, all masked and that they beat him and kicked him and hit him with a mace and a belt. You can still see the bruises," said one of his sons.
Bashar, another one of Tawil's sons, added that once the beating was over, "They stripped him and made him come back to the village in his underwear. The humiliation is worse than the beating."
This is not the first time settlers residing at Gilad Farm have been accused of attacking the neighboring Palestinians.
Ibrahim Tawil was hospitalized at the Qalqilya hospital.
