Israeli occupiers torch vehicles, attack Palestinian homes in West Bank

Israeli occupiers set fire to two vehicles early Friday during an attack on Palestinian homes in the southern West Bank, according to a local activist.

Osama Makhmara told Anadolu that a group of armed Israeli occupiers infiltrated from the settlement of Otniel into the Majd al-Ba’a area west of Yatta, south of Hebron, where they attacked Palestinian homes and burned two vehicles belonging to brothers Khaled and Yasser Abu Ali. The fire completely destroyed both vehicles, he added.

Attacks by Israeli occupiers and Israeli military incursions have increased across the West Bank amid ongoing tensions since October 2023.

A monthly report by the official Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission said Israeli occupiers carried out 497 attacks against Palestinians and their property in the West Bank in March, killing nine people.

Violence by Israeli occupiers and Israeli forces has escalated since October 2023, killing more than 1,148 Palestinians, wounding about 11,750 others, and leading to nearly 22,000 arrests.

* Writing by Mohammad Sio in Istanbul.