Israeli settlers raid West Bank village, set fire to Palestinian property

For the third night in a row, Israeli settlers raided a village in the West Bank and set fire to Palestinian property, the official Palestinian Authority news agency WAFA reports.

The latest incident took place in the village of Khirbet Abu Falah northeast of Ramallah.

Footage shows a building used by farmers on the outskirts of the village going up in flames.

“Revenge Funduq” is graffitied on the outer wall of the building, apparently referencing the area where a deadly terror shooting attack took place this week.

Settlers have carried out nightly attacks throughout the West Bank since that shooting, but no arrests have been made.

The Department for Internal Police Investigations (DIPI) announced on Tuesday that an investigation of a senior police officer is focused on the suspicion that he deliberately refused to investigate incidents of suspected Jewish nationalist attacks in the West Bank, ostensibly to advance his position in the police force.

Israel has long failed to deal with settler violence successfully but the problem has intensified since far-right lawmaker Itamar Ben Gvir became minister in charge of the police two years ago.

Before entering politics, Ben Gvir dismissed settler violence and defended Israelis allegedly involved in such attacks.

مستوطنون يضرمون النار في منشأة زراعية ويخطون شعارات عنصرية بالعبرية على جدرانها في قرية أبو فلاح شمال شرقي رام الله بالضفة الغربية المحتلة pic.twitter.com/VFThQotg13

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