Palestinians: Israeli Settlers Burn Cars in West Bank

Arab World

November 22nd, 11:18am

Asharq Al-Awsat

A Palestinian man checks burnt cars in the village of Majdal Bani Fadel, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, after Israeli settlers reportedly torched vehicles on November 22, 2019. (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)

Palestinian officials said Israeli settlers attacked five villages in the occupied West Bank overnight, torching vehicles and olive trees, and leaving graffiti on the walls of homes. Ghassan Daghlas, a spokesman for the Nablus governorate, said the Jewish settlers set fire to five cars and spray-painted graffiti on more than 20 others. Villagers circulated photos of the damage on social media, the Associated Press reported. Israeli police said they are investigating the reports and that police and military units will visit the area. Hundreds of thousands of Jewish settlers live in the West Bank, which Israel occupied in the 1967 Mideast War. The Palestinians claim the West Bank as part of their future state.

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