Israeli settlers attack Palestinian suburb, set car ablaze but fail to burn homes
Around twenty Israeli settlers stormed a quiet Palestinian suburb, wielding clubs and gasoline, igniting a parked car while attempting to set neighboring stone houses on fire.
The raid involved roughly twenty settlers who entered the residential area armed with clubs and bottles of gasoline. They succeeded in torching a vehicle positioned between three stone homes, but the houses themselves were not set alight. Residents watched the assault from their yards as the flames consumed the car, leaving a lingering acrid smell. This incident marks the first reported pogrom in the community of Safa.
Why it matters
The attack underscores rising settler violence against Palestinian civilians and the fragility of security in contested neighborhoods.
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