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Monday, March 20, 2023
Settlers suspected of puncturing tires of 25 cars in Palestinian town
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The tires on at least 25 cars have been punctured in the Palestinian town of Salfit, near the West Bank settlement of Ariel, in a suspected settler hate crime.
The Yesh Din rights group publishes images showing the damage caused to the cars, as well as graffiti sprayed on some of the vehicles and the wall of a building.
A slogan in graffiti on the wall reads “Price Tag.”
תחקירני יש דין מדווחים על פשע שנאה בסלפית:
נוקבו צמיגים של 25 מכוניות וכותבות רוססו בכפר. pic.twitter.com/WKJsKVQmEb— ???? rivka vitenberg (@clavlavi) March 20, 2023
Footage published by Yesh Din shows masked youths, suspected to be settlers, puncturing the tires overnight.
Tires on 25 cars in the Palestinian town of Salfit have been punctured in a suspected settler hate crime. pic.twitter.com/jC02SPle0N
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) March 20, 2023
Police are expected to launch an investigation into the suspected hate crime.
Incidents of vandalism against Palestinians and Israeli security forces are commonly referred to as “price tag” attacks, with far-right perpetrators claiming they are retaliation for Palestinian violence or government policies seen as hostile to the settler movement.
