Settlers set fire to several homes in the Bedouin enclave of Khallet al-Sidra, adjacent to Mukhmas in the central West Bank, the Palestinian Authority’s Jerusalem governorate says.
Footage shared with The Times of Israel by Rabbi Arik Ascherman, an Israeli human rights activist who frequents the area of Mukhmas, shows at least three homes on fire, with the flames appearing to have been set inside the structures.
One video shows Palestinians holding a hose and approaching a home as flames rage inside and smoke billows out the windows.
WAFA, the Palestinian Authority’s official news agency, reports that the settlers had earlier shut down the only road to Khallet al-Sidra, and that after the attack several Israeli military vehicles entered the village.
No arrests have been reported. The IDF doesn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Earlier this month, settlers wounded at least four Palestinians and left-wing activists and set fire to at least eight homes and two cars in Khallet al-Sidra, according to the PA.
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