Israeli settlers stormed West Bank town under military protection

Israeli settlers stormed the town of Kifl Haris, north of Salfit in the occupied West Bank, last night under heavy protection from the Israeli military, Wafa news agency is reporting, citing local sources. 

Israeli forces reportedly entered the town in advance, blocking the movement of local residents in preparation for the settlers’ incursion. Shortly after, large groups of Israeli settlers poured into the town to perform Talmudic rituals at Islamic shrines inside the town.

Witnesses reported that the settlers roamed the streets of Kifl Haris in a provocative manner, hanging racist slogans on the walls of homes and private properties.

The town has been subjected to repeated incursions by Israeli settlers, who routinely desecrate Islamic shrines located there.