Palestinians: Israeli Settlers Burn Cars in West Bank

A Palestinian man checks burnt cars in the village of Majdal Bani Fadel, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, after Israeli settlers reportedly torched vehicles on November 22, 2019. (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)
A Palestinian man checks burnt cars in the village of Majdal Bani Fadel, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, after Israeli settlers reportedly torched vehicles on November 22, 2019. (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)
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Palestinians: Israeli Settlers Burn Cars in West Bank

A Palestinian man checks burnt cars in the village of Majdal Bani Fadel, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, after Israeli settlers reportedly torched vehicles on November 22, 2019. (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)
A Palestinian man checks burnt cars in the village of Majdal Bani Fadel, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, after Israeli settlers reportedly torched vehicles on November 22, 2019. (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)

Palestinian officials said Israeli settlers attacked five villages in the occupied West Bank overnight, torching vehicles and olive trees, and leaving graffiti on the walls of homes.

Ghassan Daghlas, a spokesman for the Nablus governorate, said the Jewish settlers set fire to five cars and spray-painted graffiti on more than 20 others.

Villagers circulated photos of the damage on social media, the Associated Press reported.

Israeli police said they are investigating the reports and that police and military units will visit the area.

Hundreds of thousands of Jewish settlers live in the West Bank, which Israel occupied in the 1967 Mideast War.

The Palestinians claim the West Bank as part of their future state.



Blinken Speaks to Israel’s Dermer about Humanitarian Situation in Gaza

 A man sits on rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli strike at the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, on November 12, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)
A man sits on rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli strike at the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, on November 12, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)
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Blinken Speaks to Israel’s Dermer about Humanitarian Situation in Gaza

 A man sits on rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli strike at the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, on November 12, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)
A man sits on rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli strike at the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, on November 12, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized the importance of improving the humanitarian situation in Gaza in a meeting with Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer in Washington on Monday, the State Department said.

Dermer updated Blinken on operational changes and policy decisions taken by Israel in response to a US letter sent in October, the department said in a statement on Tuesday.

Blinken "emphasized the importance of ensuring those changes lead to an actual improvement in the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, including through the delivery of additional assistance to civilians throughout Gaza," State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in the statement.