Israeli settlers set fire to more than 100 vehicles, dozens of olive trees and a storage facility during an attack on the village of al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus, on Wednesday.
According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, dozens of settlers attacked the al-Qanater area north of the village, setting fire to a vehicle scrapyard and destroying more than 100 vehicles. Around 10 additional vehicles parked near residents’ homes and several others at a nearby repair workshop were also engulfed in flames.
The head of the village council said the damage was estimated at more than one million Israeli shekels, as the fire spread across a large area, destroying vehicles, trees and other property.
Dozens of olive trees, storage facilities and streetlight poles were also burned, causing electricity cuts in the affected area.
Residents rushed to the scene and attempted to contain the fire using basic equipment before Civil Defense crews arrived. Several people suffered from smoke inhalation and received first aid from Palestine Red Crescent Society teams dispatched from Salfit, alongside local medical personnel.
Five Palestinian Civil Defense teams from Salfit, Aqraba, Burin, Sinjil and Abwein worked to extinguish the blaze, which continued for more than five hours.
During the incident, more than 10 Israeli military vehicles also entered the village and headed towards the scene of the fire, WAFA reported.
