Israeli settlers unleash arson as soldiers cause chaos through West Bank

Fresh footage circulating online exposes a violent rampage by Israeli settlers, who torched Palestinian homes and property in the villages of Funduq and Jinsafut, east of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank, according to reports. 

Flames engulfed Palestinian buildings as thick smoke filled the air, marking yet another wave of settler violence in the wake of the Gaza ceasefire deal. Witnesses say dozens of settlers, shielded by Israeli soldiers, took part in the attack.

The Wafa news agency reported a separate settler assault in Masafer Yatta, where locals say armed settlers stormed a Palestinian home. Elsewhere, settlers vandalised vehicles near Dura and the Fawwar refugee camp south of Hebron, shouting slogans inciting murder and the forced removal of Palestinians.

Meanwhile, Israeli forces caused chaos near Jaba, north of occupied Jerusalem, by demolishing a key road at a military checkpoint, bringing traffic to a standstill.