Palestinian woman killed in West Bank crash said caused by settler rock-throwing

Aisha Muhammad Talal Rab

Times of Israel staff and Jacpb Magid report, “A Palestinian woman was killed in a car crash late Friday in the northern West Bank after a group of Jewish settlers threw rocks at the vehicle she was riding in, a rights group and Palestinian media said. Police announced Saturday morning that they have opened an investigation into the incident. According to Yesh Din, which documents alleged Israeli rights abuses in the West Bank, the stone-throwing at the Tapuah Junction caused 47-year-old Aisha Muhammad Talal Rabi’s husband to lose control of the car. The mother-of-two’s cousin Isam Rabi said her husband spotted a small group of settlers close to the scene. She was taken to hospital in Nablus where she succumbed to her wounds. Her husband received a head wound during the crash, but Yesh Din did not specify the severity of his injury.”…

The car belonging to the Palestinian couple, after it was involved in a deadly crash reportedly due to stone-throwing

“Following reports of the fatal crash, Rabbis for Human Rights warned of a “deteriorating situation” in the West Bank. “There has been an increase in the rate of injury to Palestinian civilians,” it said in a statement, calling on Israeli security forces to protect Palestinians. “At the same time, our organization condemns any kind of aggression against all parties.” Friday’s incident in the northern West Bank came amid high tensions after a pair of terror attacks against Israelis in the area earlier in the week.” (more…)