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Olive groves set alight on outskirts of Palestinian town in alleged settler attack
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter
Video footage of fires allegedly set by extremist settlers in the Palestinian town of Burin is published by the anti-settlement group Yesh Din.
The footage shows smoke rising from olive groves on the outskirts of Burin as well as a car gutted by a still-burning fire inside the village.
According to Yesh Din, 20 settlers left the Yitzhar settlement in the northern West Bank on Tuesday, entered Burin and set fire to the agricultural land and the car, and wounded several Palestinian residents while carrying out their attack.
A police spokesperson for the northern West Bank region said she was unaware of the incident.
20 settlers came today from the direction of the Yitzhar settlement and invaded the village of Burin. They burned agricultural land and olive trees, set fire to a car, and wounded several Palestinians. Soldiers who were nearby stood idly by and did not attempt to stop the crimes. pic.twitter.com/jlnYySrXTV
— Yesh Din English (@Yesh_Din) June 18, 2024
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