NABLUS, Thursday, July 23, 2026 (WAFA) – Israeli colonists on Thursday evening torched Palestinian-owned land in the village of Jalud, south of Nablus, according to an activist.

Bashar al-Qaryouti said that colonists attacked the village and set fire to a tract of cultivated land in the al-Bayyada area, near poultry farms.

He added that the colonists also opened fire at the villagers who rushed to put out the fire.

Colonists’ violence against Palestinians and their property is routine in the West Bank and is rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities.

Colonists’ violence includes property and mosque arsons, stone-throwing, uprooting of crops and olive trees, and attacks on vulnerable homes, among others.

Approximately 1 million Israeli colonists are living in colonies in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in violation of international law.

K.F.