Israeli settlers torch Palestinian cars

Armed settlers attacked a village south of Nablus overnight Thursday and torched six cars, a Palestinian Authority official said.

Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activity in the northern West Bank, said dozens of residents of the Esh Kodesh settlement outpost entered Qusra village firing heavily.

They torched six cars, belonging to Raed Musbah, Abed Taher, Yousef Odeh, Yasser Abu Rida, and Nashat Fawzi, Daghlas told Ma'an news agency.

Villagers confronted the settlers, Daghlas said. A large force of Israeli soldiers entered the village and also clashed with locals, he added.

An Israeli military spokeswoman told Ma'an that soldiers were in the village on Thursday morning but had no further details.

Settlers from the same area last month destroyed around 200 olive trees following clashes between Qusra and Esh Kodesh residents.

During those clashes, settlers opened fire on Palestinians, wounding an 18-year-old.

(Ma’an, AFP)