Israeli colonists attack Palestinians and their properties in Nablus-area village

NABLUS: This evening, Israeli colonists set Palestinian-owned homes and vehicles on fire during an attack on the village of Burqa, located northwest of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to local sources. WAFA correspondent reported that colonists attacked the home of local resident Mahmoud Hamed at the entrance to the village, hurling Molotov cocktails that set both the house and a vehicle parked in front of the house ablaze. Another house and a vehicle owned by local resident Jamal Rida were also set on fire by the colonists. Colonists attempted to attack - with Molotov cocktails - two other homes in the said area, however, residents managed to fend off their attack. According to WAFA correspondent, Israeli occupation forces, who did nothing to stop the colonists' attack, closed all entrances and roads leading to the village of Burqa amid the heavy firing of tear gas bombs and prevented ambulances' access to the area, thus denying several people who were injured in the colonists' attack of medic al assistance. Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA