Fire at empty house in Palestinian West Bank village blamed on settlers; no injuries reported

An overnight fire at an empty house in the Palestinian village of Susiya in the South Hebron Hills in the West Bank was caused by settlers, witnesses say.

Nobody was inside the building at the time of the fire, and no injuries were reported.

Palestinian media outlets also report that the blaze was an arson attack by settlers.

A resident of the village tells The Times of Israel that an eyewitness who noticed the fire said two individuals fled the scene, heading toward the nearby Susiya archaeological site, which is under Israeli control — a detail that, according to the resident, supports the claim that the fire was an arson attack by settlers.

The source says settlers were filmed last week stealing from that same house.

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