Reports: Extremist settlers set fire to buildings, cars and trees in Palestinian West Bank villages

Extremist settlers in the West Bank have set fire to cars, houses and olive trees in at least three Palestinian villages in the West Bank, according to reports.

A military source tells Haaretz that extremists set fire to olive trees near the Palestinian village Burqa, near Ramallah.

The outlet also reports that Palestinian media says settlers set fire to buildings in Beitin.

Video on social media also appears to show settlers carrying out arson attacks in Deir Dibwan.

Arrests of Jewish extremists who carry out so-called “price tag” attacks are exceedingly rare and rights groups lament that convictions are even more unusual, with the majority of charges in such cases being dropped.

For these criminal settlers in the occupied West Bank, the holiest way to start the Shabbat is by burning Palestinian lands in the village of Burqa, east of Ramallah.

This is not what Judaism looks like.

This is government-sponsored settler terrorism. pic.twitter.com/n4XEQkcrTz

— Peace Now (@peacenowisrael) June 7, 2024