Local brawl leads to explosive results
Residents of a small village in the lower Galilee saw a local dispute escalate dramatically when quarreling parties used massive amounts of fireworks and stones to solve their problems.
Police arrived at the scene and were forced to disperse agitators using stun grenades and tear gas.
A number of families were forced to leave the village until the end of the quarrel, which lasted about an hour and a half.
"We woke up from the noise of fireworks. My children were terrified and began to cry. It sounded like war," a resident told Ynet. "After we saw that the fight was becoming a danger, I decided to leave the village together with my family and spent the night with relatives.
"This is not the first time that such serious acts have occurred here. There are irresponsible people here that shouldn't have a place in our village."
Police forces spent the night in the village in order to keep the peace and are opening an investigation into the incident.
Miriam, another village resident, said, "I do not understand where they bring all the fireworks from and who gives them this stuff, and why every small dispute ends with a mass incident, instead of solving the conflicts in a good and beautiful way, everyone uses violence and we pay the price."
(Translated and edited by Fred Goldberg)
