Dozens of cars vandalized in West Bank town in apparent hate crime

Police suspect a Jewish hate crime against Palestinians after dozens of vehicles were vandalized overnight in the northern West Bank town of Beitin.

Security footage from a residence, published by the Yesh Din group, shows three masked figures arriving and puncturing tires.

Stars of David are graffitied on vehicles, as well as messages saying “I can’t sleep when blood is spilled here” and “We don’t sleep when God’s name is being desecrated.”

Those messages suggest it is a revenge operation for a terror attack near the nearby Ofra settlement in which seven Israelis were wounded, including a pregnant mother whose child was delivered by doctors. The infant is fighting for his life.

Police have opened an investigation but have so far made no arrests.

— Jacob Magid