Settlers Torch Equipment in Industrial Zone South of Nablus
Translated & summarized from Arab48 by baba
Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked an industrial zone in Beita, south of Nablus, on Monday evening, burning three excavators, vehicles, and industrial equipment. Israeli occupation forces entered the town concurrently with the attack. The incident is part of a surge in settler violence in the West Bank, with over 1,300 settler attacks recorded in October alone. These actions occur amidst ongoing Israeli military operations and settlement expansion in the region.
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- Dozens of Israeli settlers set fire to excavators, vehicles, and equipment in Beita, south of Nablus, on Monday.
- Israeli occupation forces entered the town simultaneously with the settler attack.
- Settlers carried out 1,369 attacks in the West Bank in October, a significant increase from September.
- Nablus Governorate was the second highest region for settler attacks in October.
- A child was wounded by live fire during a raid in Zababa, south of Jenin, on Sunday.
- The West Bank has seen continuous Israeli aggressions since the start of the war on Gaza.
Dozens of Israeli settlers set fire to three excavators, vehicles, and industrial equipment at a stone quarry in the industrial zone of Beita, south of Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank on Monday evening. Israeli occupation forces simultaneously entered the town. Security sources told the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) that the settlers attacked the industrial area, igniting the excavators, vehicles, and equipment, causing property damage. Video footage showed flames engulfing the machinery as local firefighters and residents attempted to extinguish the fires. This attack follows repeated assaults on the Beita industrial zone, including arson, property destruction, and gunfire, coinciding with Israeli occupation forces' incursions into the town. According to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, settlers carried out 1,369 attacks in the West Bank in October, an 111.6% increase from September, out of a total of 3,133 attacks by both settlers and occupation forces. Nablus Governorate recorded 353 settler attacks, ranking second after Ramallah and al-Bireh. These attacks included vandalism, theft of vehicles and equipment, and targeting agricultural lands and Palestinian livelihoods. In related incidents, occupation forces arrested 14 Palestinians during raids in Tulkarm, Qalqilya, Jenin, Nablus, and Bethlehem on Monday. A child was shot and wounded in the chest with live ammunition during an occupation forces' raid in the town of Zababa, south of Jenin, on Sunday evening. Since the start of the war on Gaza in October 2023, the West Bank has seen continuous Israeli aggressions, including killings, arrests, property arson, land confiscation, and settlement expansion.
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