Settlers raid Palestinian village in West Bank in apparent retaliation for deadly terror shooting

Israeli settlers have raided the northern West Bank Palestinian village of Hajja in apparent retaliation for a shooting attack nearby earlier today in which three Israelis were killed and eight others were wounded.

Footage from Hajja shows residents trying to put out a fire set by settlers that has torched a vehicle in the town.

Earlier this evening, a message was posted on a WhatsApp group for young Israeli extremists in the West Bank, known as Hilltop Youth, in which members were encouraged to “erase” the village of al-Funduq where the alleged assailants of the earlier shooting attack were from.

Funduq is located just south of Hajja and settlers are expected to target the latter village next.

There are no reports of any arrests by Israeli security forces who have long been accused of granting impunity to settler extremists who carry out attacks on Palestinians.

عاجل | مستوطنون يحرقون مركبة في بلدة حَجّة شرق قلقيلية. pic.twitter.com/iSvVxeQkDv

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