Nablus, – An Asian worker (not a palestinian) is suspected of the murder of the Fogel family, a settler family from the ilegal Itamar settlement near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, according to Palestinian press sources.
Quds Net news quoted local residents confirming that the worker murdered the family while sleeping since he was infuriated with an Israeli settler for not paying him his wages. He carried out the killing of the settler’s family in Itamar and fleed to Awarta village next to the settlement.
The residents say the that Mr. Fogel refused to pay 10,000 shekels (about $2,750) in wages which he owed an Asian worker he hired. The worker threatened to kill the settler and his family.
The worker is suspected of committing the crime after midnight Friday using a knife then fleeing the scene to nearby Palestinian villages, the report added.
It noted that the Israeli army knows of the information leading to the suspect but refuse to announce or deal with it for political as well as security reasons.
Even with these news the Israeli occupation forces and the ilegal settlers continued on their campaign against Palestinian villeges where they arrested tens of residents and detained hundreds in schools for interrogation. The israeli conducted a house by house search while the settlers attacked the villages and burned cars, shops, and farms.
