Palestinians attack car with two German tourists in Nablus

Palestinians have in town Nablus in the West Bank, a car carrying two German tourists was attacked with stones. How Israeli media reported on Saturday, the two were traveling in a carsharing car with Israeli license plates.

A military spokeswoman said they were slightly injured and received medical attention from Israeli soldiers after the incident. They were then handed over to the police. The German Embassy is aware of the process and is in contact with those affected, a spokesman said in the evening of the German Press Agency.

Seibert condemns the incident

A video shared on social media showed how around two dozen men and young people threw stones at a car on a busy road and initially violently prevented it from continuing in the slow-moving traffic. Additional footage showed that the car had the Tel Aviv city logo and a sticker showing an Israeli flag on it.

The German Ambassador in Israel, Stephen Seibert, condemned the incident in the evening: “A mob that attacks tourists because they don’t like their license plate is disgusting and cowardly”. He thanked the Palestinian-Israeli citizen who rescued her “from the bottom of my heart”. According to media reports, the man is said to have helped the two tourists leave the city.

Nablus is one of the autonomous Palestinian territories. Israelis are strictly forbidden to enter the country. Foreign tourists can visit the city. However, the Foreign Office “strongly advises against” traveling to the region around Nablus. The security situation in Israel and the Palestinian territories has been particularly tense for months. Further violence is feared during the Muslim month of fasting, Ramadan, which begins next week.