Hundreds of Israeli settlers, many of them armed, attacked the peaceful Palestinian town of Turmus Ayya, northeast of Ramallah, setting homes and vehicles of Palestinians on fire, according to local sources. They said the settlers, protected by Israeli soldiers, used brutal force against the unarmed town’s residents, attacking people, their homes and vehicles while soldiers provided protection to the settlers and jointed in the attack on the town by firing tear gas canisters at the homes causing dozens of suffocation cases. Calls were made by the residents to save them as many were trapped inside their homes. It is estimated that over 50 vehicles and 30 homes were set ablaze as the armed settlers went on a pogrom from one street to another, taking their time in setting fire to the cars and homes. Any resistance from the residents was faced with army gunfire and a barrage of gas canisters, said the local sources.

Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA