Extremist settlers reportedly stab Palestinian man, ram into another near Ramallah

Settlers allegedly stabbed a Palestinian man and rammed a car into another in Ramallah in the West Bank this morning, after which Palestinians in the area set fire to the vehicle, according to Palestinian media outlets. No arrests are reported.

WAFA, the Palestinian Authority’s official news agency, says clashes erupted in the area of Marj Sia after dozens of settlers who stormed the village tried to attack a woman.

During the clash, a group of settlers rammed their car into a young man from the nearby village of Al-Mughayyir, lightly wounding him, and also stabbed an older man from the nearby village of Abu Falah in his hand and head, WAFA reports.

مركبة مستوطن بعد أن أشعل الأهالي النار فيها في سهل مرج سيع بين المغير وأبو فلاح شمال شرق رام الله. pic.twitter.com/WgwStM2Zin

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Footage published by Palestinian media from the area in between the villages shows a small car with Israeli license plates in flames — reportedly the car that was used to ram into the young man.

Other footage also shows an armored IDF vehicle and a few troops deployed at the entrance to Al-Mughayyir, reportedly to prevent residents from joining the clash with the settlers.

جيش الاحتلال ينتشر عند المدخل الغربي لقرية المغير شمال شرق رام الله لمنع وصول الأهالي لمنطقة سهل مرج سيع للتصدي لهجوم المستوطنين. pic.twitter.com/WkcNskh2NP

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The IDF does not immediately respond to a request for comment.