Casualties as Israeli settlers set fire to homes and cars in West Bank

Israeli settlers set fire to homes and vehicles near Jenin amid reports of widespread violence across the occupied territory.Israeli settlers have torched homes and vehicles in two areas of the occupied West Bank, wounding at least one person, amid reports of violence across the Palestinian territory.The Palestinian Wafa news agency, citing local sources, reported that Israeli settlers stormed the village of al-Fandaqumiya and the town of Seilat al-Dahr, south of Jenin, late on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Global impunity fuels Israel’s illegal push to annex West Bank: Amnestylist 2 of 3Israeli settlers violently attack foreign ‘solidarity activists’list 3 of 3Under cover of Iran war, Israeli settlers terrorise Palestinian villagesend of listIn al-Fandaqumiya, Israeli settlers set “homes and vehicles ablaze and damaged additional houses by smashing windows” as Palestinians “attempted to confront them and put out the fires”, Wafa reported.In Seilat al-Dahr, the settlers targeted several homes, attempted to set them alight and physically assaulted a resident, leaving him wounded.Footage verified by Al Jazeera showed large fires burning inside homes in Seilat al-Dahr, and another house engulfed in flames in al-Fandaqumiya as residents frantically tried to extinguish them.There was also an attack on Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, where settlers wounded two Palestinians. Three others were arrested as settlers stormed the area under the protection of Israeli forces, Wafa reported.The attacks, which took place late on Saturday during Eid al-Fitr celebrations, are the latest in a wave of settler violence in the occupied territory that has previously resulted in killings.Other images and videos shared by Palestinian authorities showed settler attacks on the villages of Qaryut and Jalud, south of Nablus. In Jalud, a four-wheel-drive vehicle was seen completely burned out following the attack.Violence was reported elsewhere in the occupied West Bank.