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Friday, May 23, 2025
8 said injured in overnight settler attack on West Bank village, home of terrorist who killed Tzeela Gez
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
Palestinian media reports that eight people were injured in fires set by rampaging settlers in the village of Bruqin in the northern West Bank overnight.
Five homes and five vehicles were set ablaze in the attack, Palestinian media reports.
In footage from the village, cars can be seen engulfed in flames and partially burned, as flames lick at nearby homes.
مستوطنون يحرقون ممتلكات المواطنين في قرية بروقين غرب سلفيت pic.twitter.com/zmCDryot5F
— Hisham Abu Shaqrah | هشام أبو شقرة (@HShaqrah) May 22, 2025
According to Palestinian reports, eight people are suffering from burn injuries sustained in the attack.
The police have yet to respond to the incident, and an IDF statement quoted by the Haaretz daily says the suspects had “already escaped” by the time Israeli troops arrived.
The village targeted in the attack was home to the terrorist who killed Tzeela Gez as she was headed to the hospital to give birth.
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