Palestine's Fatah party warns of 'unpredictable consequences' after hundreds of illegal Israeli settlers stormed into a Palestinian town, setting fire to dozens of cars and homes and murdering one resident
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah party warns Israeli attempts to "terrorise" Palestinians by unleashing armed illegal settler militias will be met with resistance and confrontation.A man walks amidst burnt cars, set ablaze by illegal Israeli settlers, in the area of in Al-Lubban Al-Gharbi in the occupied West Bank on June 21, 2023. / Photo: AFP
Palestinian residents and human rights groups have long complained about Israel's refusal to halt settler violence.Residents in Turmus Ayya said some 400 illegal settlers marched down the town's main road, setting fire to cars, homes and trees.At least eight Palestinians were wounded during the settler violence while the Israeli army fired rubber bullets and tear gas.
As he spoke, expressing solidarity with the residents and appealing to the United States to intervene — given the high percentage of American citizens in the town — one resident shouted at him and demanded the authority"do more to protect its people.
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