Palestinian ministry condemns settler attack killed three in West Bank

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the attacks carried out by armed settlers against Palestinian civilians on Wednesday night in the town of Kafr Malik, east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.

The settlers yesterday set fire to several homes and vehicles and opened live fire at residents, killing three Palestinians inside their homes and injuring at least seven others.

The ministry said the scenes last night reflected "the complicity of the occupation authorities with these terrorist militias".

"Israeli forces prevented ambulance crews from reaching the wounded and obstructed civil defence teams from entering the area for hours, which worsened the damage caused by the fires the settlers started," the ministry said.