Israel Today – Adapted

In the central occupied West Bank Palestinian town of Turmus Aya, around 200 illegal Israeli settlers, some of them armed, set fire to homes and cars, along with agricultural lands, at the entrance of the village yesterday. According to Israel Security Agency (Shabak) sources, 30 cars were set on fire and 15 homes were damaged in Turmus Aya by stone throwing and burning. The army did nothing to stop the settlers' violence, according to village civilians who spoke to the newspaper, and it only arrived on the scene after the settlers had already fled. No one has been detained as a result of their engagement thus far. Omar Qattin, 27, a young Palestinian man, was shot dead after clashes erupted between the Israeli occupation troops and Palestinians after settlers fled the village.

In reaction to the most recent fedayeen operation, Netanyahu, the ministers of defense and finance agreed to move forward with the construction of 1,000 new illegal outposts in the settlement of Eli, the Prime Minister's Office reported Wednesday.

Mohamed Osman Saleh, 50, who was traveling yesterday with his son and nephew towards the village of Al-Lubban, stated that they hid inside a petrol station near the entrance to the village after hearing gunfire and seeing fire. “We hid in the petrol station because we believed it to be a secure location. In order for them not to see us, we also turned off the car lights. After some time, we saw the settlers approaching the station, and, out of concern that they would set it ablaze, we escaped in the direction of the hamlet,” Mohammed explained.

Three illegal Israeli settlers were detained yesterday on suspicion of involvement in a riot incident in the occupied West Bank, the police retorted. One of them was immediately released, while the other two will appear before a judge to have their incarceration lengthened. Hanunu Association confirmed that these two settlers had been taken before a court and then.