Hundreds of Zionist settlers, have rampaged through several Palestinian towns in the occupied West Bank last night, attacking native residents and vandalizing their property. To make matters worse, they were provided protection by the Israeli occupation army, which gave them the green light to carry out these attacks.
The violent acts continued this morning, with settlers setting fire to Palestinian vehicles, shops, and fields in the occupied Palestinian territories. Local sources reported that the village of al-Lubban al-Gharbieh, northwest of Ramallah, was particularly targeted. The attackers vandalized shops and vehicles, leaving heavy damage in their wake.
According to Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official, last night the settlers rampaged through multiple villages north of Ramallah. They set fire to fields and vehicles and even resorted to throwing rocks at cars with Palestinian license plates. Daghlas revealed that the settlers also attacked a Red Crescent ambulance, large areas of farmland, a junkyard, and even a car wash.
Palestinian ambulance catches fire after being targeted with an lsraeli gas bomb in Huwara, south of Nablus. pic.twitter.com/x1u3HK0391
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In al-Lubban al-Sharqiya village, they targeted a room in a gas station, but Palestinian firefighters managed to extinguish the fire before it reached the fuel tanks, potentially preventing a major disaster.
Watch: Scores of parked vehicles were set on fire last night in a terrorist attack by Israeli settlers on the Palestinian village of Luban al-Gharbi, near Ramallah, according to local sources. pic.twitter.com/N2WObGF8JW
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Furthermore, the settlers targeted Palestinian houses and cars, setting them on fire. In total, 140 cars were damaged or set ablaze during this violent spree.
Daghlas also stated that the Israeli occupation forces joined the settlers in their attacks against Palestinian civilians, using rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas against those who tried to defend themselves and their families. As a result, at least 34 injuries were reported.
in Salfit a group of zionist settlers, with the support of Israeli occupation forces, gathered at the entrance of Kafr Al-Dik town. Reports from local sources have confirmed that the settlers closed off the entrance to the town, preventing citizens’ vehicles from passing through. This has caused significant disruption to the daily lives of residents in the area.
Extremist Israeli settlers attack Palestinians’ homes with stones in the town of Kafr al-Dik, in the central occupied West Bank, last night. pic.twitter.com/JsbDkas9W7
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) June 21, 2023
In a related incident, Israeli occupation forces have carried out a raid in the town of Urif, located south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The head of the Urif village council, Eid al-Hamim Shehadeh, has stated that a large number of occupation forces stormed the town, conducting searches of two houses and making preparations for their demolition. Several citizens were also detained during the operation.
Media coverage: “Israeli occupation forces map the family home of slain Palestinian resistance fighter Khaled Sabbah in the village of Urif, south of Nablus, in preparation for its punitive demolition, today. pic.twitter.com/LiOxudisfy
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) June 21, 2023
In addition, Palestinian medical sources announced today, Wednesday, the death of the 15-year-old girl, Sadeel Naghniyeh, of her wounds in the recent Israeli occupation army’s aggression against the city of Jenin and its camp in the northern occupied West Bank.
Sadeel Ghassan Turkman, a 15-year-old Palestinian girl, was announced dead this morning from Israeli gunfire sustained during the Israeli aggression on Jenin last Monday, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. pic.twitter.com/o4wEJluomt
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) June 21, 2023
Naghniyeh was receiving treatment at Jenin Hospital but unfortunately succumbed to her injuries. This brings the total number of casualties resulting from the invasion to seven and includes the deaths of six martyrs and the injuries of 91 others.
Meanwhile, Zionist government approved construction of 1000 houses in Eli settlement in response to the shooting attack carried out by the Palestinian resistance on Tuesday.
Source: Al-Manar English Website
