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Video: Fire blazes in Palestinian home following apparent arson attack by Israeli extremists on Sunday
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter
Yesh Din rights organization publishes footage of a Palestinian home set ablaze Sunday night by Israeli assailants, apparently extremist settlers, with the residents still inside, including children.
The home in the West Bank village of Sinjil belongs to the family of Abd al-Ghani Fuqha. The footage shows three members of the family trying to extinguish the fire by pouring water on the flames and beating them out.
Three of members of the Fuqha family suffered burns and smoke inhalation.
Sinjil was one of three central West Bank Palestinian villages attacked Sunday night by Israeli ultranationalist extremists, likely from nearby settlements and illegal outposts.
According to the UN Human Rights Office, six Palestinians were injured in Sinjil alone, including three children aged between 14 and 16.
Further extremist attacks against Palestinian civilians were carried out in the villages of Jinsafut and al-Funduq
Members of the Fuqha family, including children, try to put out a fire in their home in the West Bank Palestinian village of Sinjil set by Israeli ultranationalist extremists, likely radical settlers, January 19, 2025. (Courtesy Yesh Din)
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