The key facts

  • More than 50 settlers from nearby illegal outposts set cars on fire at a junkyard in Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya
  • After clashes with residents, the attackers left, and Israeli military vehicles entered the village
  • The fire was spreading toward residential homes, and firefighters were unable to extinguish it

Arson at a junkyard and clashes with residents

Late Tuesday evening, a group of more than 50 Israeli settlers attacked the village of Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, located south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The attackers came from nearby illegal settlement outposts, doused cars with an accelerant and set them on fire at a local scrapyard, local sources told the Anadolu Agency.

Fire near residential homes

Clashes broke out between the attackers and Palestinian residents, after which the settlers withdrew; Israeli military vehicles then entered the area. Local media circulated footage of the fire and reported that the flames were spreading toward nearby homes. Residents called for help, as firefighters were unable to bring the fire under control.

Context

According to Anadolu, since October 2023, raids by the Israeli army and settler attacks in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, have intensified: killings, arrests, home demolitions, arsons, land leveling by bulldozers, and the displacement of Palestinian communities have been reported. The report did not mention any casualties from Tuesday's incident.