ISRAELI SETTLERS ATTACK

Dozens of extremist Israeli settlers of the Shavot Ami illegal outpost, installed on Palestinian lands west of the southern West Bank of Nablus, attacked dozens of Palestinian vehicles and hurled stones at them. Local sources reported that several vehicles were damaged, but no injuries were reported. Israeli soldiers and policemen were present in the area but did not attempt to stop the settlers. Ghassan Douglas, in charge of the settlements file at the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, warned of the severity of these attacks, and added that the attack came parallel with a statement issued by settler leaders in the West Bank calling for more violence against the Palestinians and their properties. Earlier, the settlers carried repeated attacks against the residents and their homes especially in areas south west of Nablus. These attacks included those against the residents, and burning of olive orchards and vines. Meanwhile, Israeli sources reported that a group of extreme right-wing settlers installed an illegal settlement outpost near the Kedumim illegal Israeli settlement, in the northern part of the West Bank.