Reuters : Israeli settlers rampaged through Palestinian towns in the West Bank on Wednesday, killing at least one person and torching buildings and cars in retaliation for the alleged killing by Hamas of four Israelis near a settlement the day before, officials said.
In Turmus Ayya, a prosperous town near Ramallah, footage showed cars ablaze with thick clouds of black smoke swirling above and people carrying an injured person to an ambulance.
“They tried to enter the courtyard, they set the cars on fire, they started shooting towards the house using live bullets and stones and they broke the balconies,” said Noman Shalab, a resident of Turmus Ayya.
The Israeli military said troops had entered Turmus Ayya to put out fires and prevent clashes and it said the Israeli civilians had left the town.
