Israeli Police Find Electrical Short Caused Fire in West Bank Village, Not Settler Arson

Palestinian claims that settler militias entered a village near Hebron and set fire to a building while the family was inside have been disproven by Israeli police investigations. Fire and forensic investigators from the Israeli police examined the scene and determined the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit, not deliberate arson. Earlier reports alleged that settlers entered the village and ignited the structure, with Palestinians also telling military personnel that Hebrew-speaking Jews were shouting outside the home. However, police found no evidence of any Jewish presence in the village overnight. The findings refute the Palestinian allegations that the fire was started by settlers, confirming it was accidental in origin.