Illegal Israeli Settlers Raid Palestinian House, Terrorize the Family, Burn Crops in Tulkarem and Nablus

Witnesses: Settlers raid house, burn crops

Published yesterday (updated) 23/08/2010 21:29

TULKAREM (Ma'an) --

Illegal Israeli settlers raided a house and torched five dunums of farmland in the northern West Bank Monday evening, witnesses said.

Palestinian residents of the area said two buses of Israeli citizens living in Hebron in the southern West Bank arrived at the illegal Mevo Dotan settlement in Tulkarem in the northern West Bank, where they harassed Palestinian residents there and caused damage to their property.

The illegal Israeli settlers raided the house of Muhammad Al-Haloul and remained for three hours banning the family from leaving, family members said. They destroyed the house and burnt the family's wheat crops, witnesses said.

The illegal Israeli settlers set 20 dunums of farmland on fire south of Nablus on Sunday, Palestinian Authority official Ghassan Doughlas said.

Dozens of residents of the illegal Israeli Ihya settlement outpost torched the area of Sahel Khalet Abu Shuraika, near Jaloud village, he said.

Doughlas accused settlers in the area of repeatedly provoking locals by expanding settlements, constructing outposts, and burning land.

The same day, medics said Israeli occupation soldiers entered the village and fired tear gas grenades toward residents.

Illegal Israeli Settlers Torch Palestinian Farmlands Near Nablus

Monday August 23, 2010 15:08 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

A group of extremist illegal Israeli settlers torched, on Sunday, 20 Dunams (nearly 5 acres) of Palestinian farmlands south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.

The settlers came from the Ihya illegal settlement outpost and torched farmlands in Khallet Abu Shuraika, near Jaloud village and left the scene later on.

The attack is one of numerous attacks carried out by the settlers who seek to expand their outpost and to construct new illegal outposts on Palestinian lands.

The recent attack was followed by an Israeli military invasion to the village as the soldiers also fired tear gas canisters at the local residents.

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