WEST BANK, (The Palestine Foundation Pakistan)
A group of Jewish settlers launched a large-scale attack on Palestinian homes and vehicles in the village of al-Jab’a, southwest of Bethlehem, on Monday evening.
Diab Masha’leh, head of the village council, said that large groups of settlers stormed the village and attacked several homes. Eyewitnesses confirmed that at least two vehicles were set on fire during the ongoing assault, noting that more than 100 extremist settlers took part in the attack.
According to Israeli Army Radio, dozens of settlers broke into the village and began setting fire to Palestinian homes and cars, allegedly in retaliation for the dismantling of an illegal settler outpost and clashes in the Gush Etzion area earlier in the day.
The Israeli source also reported that large Israeli forces were heading to the village to regain control of the situation, adding that initial reports indicated the burning of one home and four Palestinian vehicles, along with the injury of a Palestinian citizen.
