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Palestinians say settlers' arson attack kills man in West Bank (www.rfi.fr)
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Silwad (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – The Palestinian Authority said Israeli settlers set fire to homes and cars in a West Bank village on Thursday, killing one man, in the latest attack in the occupied territory.

"Forty-year-old Khamis Abdel-Latif Ayad was martyred due to smoke inhalation caused by fires set by settlers in citizens' homes and vehicles in the village of Silwad at dawn," the Palestinian health ministry said in a statement.

Witnesses provided corresponding accounts of the attack on Silwad, a village in the central West Bank near several Israeli settlements.

Raafat Hussein Hamed, a resident of Silwad whose house was torched in Thursday's attack, said that "a car dropped them (the settlers) off somewhere, they burned whatever they could and then ran away."

Hamed said the assailants "come from an outpost", referring to wildcat settlements that are illegal under Israeli law, as opposed to formally recognised settlements.

All settlements in the West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967, are illegal under international law.

The Palestinian Authority (PA) said some villages around Silwad also came under attack by settlers, with vehicles, homes and farmlands set ablaze.

According to the PA's government media office, "Israeli soldiers accompanying the settlers fired live bullets and tear gas at unarmed Palestinian civilians who tried to defend the communities."

Contacted by AFP, the Israeli military said "several suspects... set fire to property and vehicles in the Silwad area", but forces dispatched to the scene were unable to identify them.

It added that Israeli police had launched an investigation.

Earlier this month, the Palestinian Authority and witnesses in the village of Taybeh -- just southeast of Silwad -- reported two arson attacks by Israeli settlers.

In 2015, a Palestinian couple and their baby burned to death after settlers attacked their village of Duma, also in the central West Bank.

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[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Words words words

“Israeli Invader Murders West Bank Villagers Through Arson Attack”

That’s better. Tired of calling them “Settlers”.

Also, who writes “Bullet causes death of man after officer fires it” instead of “officer shoots, kills, man”? Same with smoke - it was the weapon of choice.