Israeli minister calls for Palestinian town to be 'wiped out'
Israeli minister calls for Palestinian town to be 'wiped out' Driving into Hawara now feels like you're approaching the front line of a war. Every time I've been here, the high street has been busy with people. But now the metal shutters are down and almost every shop is closed. The town is teeming with Israeli soldiers. The IDF has deployed more units to the West Bank in an effort to calm the tensions. But they're not welcome here. Look at these flashbangs and smoke grenades, Sultan Farouk tells me. He points out the Hebrew writing on them. They were fired towards our house by the soldiers. Why? We had children inside and we were the ones being attacked. The car yard he owns is next door. I count 79 burnt wrecks. The riot started after two young Israelis were shot dead by a Palestinian whilst driving through the town on Sunday. This CCTV shows masked settlers pi...