In the West Bank, cars burned by Israeli settlers
Nearly two dozen cars were set on fire by Israeli settlers early Monday in Al-Bireh, near Ramallah in the West Bank. An alert has been activated “at 3:30 a.m. [2 h 30, heure française], “Settlers entered the area and committed acts of vandalism.”reported Rami Omar, head of civil defense in the West Bank, a territory occupied by Israel since 1967.
An Agence France-Presse correspondent noted that some cars were completely burned and that the flames had blackened a five-story building in front of which some were parked. “There could have been a massacre in this building”denounced the governor of Ramallah, Laila Ghannam. “Attacks increase due to impunity”continuous. According to the residents of the building, more than 60 people live there. The Israeli police and the Shin Bet, the national intelligence service, said they had opened an investigation.
the attackers “We have already carried out several attacks against surrounding towns”Abdullah Abou Rahmah, a member of the Palestinian Commission against Settlements, told Agence France-Presse. The West Bank has experienced an outbreak of violence since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. The UN Office of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) recorded in its latest report nearly 270 settler-related incidents between October 1, 2023.Ahem and on October 28 in the West Bank.
