War

Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked the industrial zone of Beita, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on Monday evening, setting fire to three excavators and several vehicles and pieces of equipment belonging to stone-cutting workshops, according to Palestinian security sources.The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that the attack caused significant property damage, while Israeli forces simultaneously raided the town.Footage from the scene showed flames engulfing industrial machinery and equipment as firefighters and local residents worked to contain and extinguish the fires.The incident follows repeated settler attacks on Beita’s industrial zone, including the burning of facilities and vehicles and incidents involving gunfire. Several of these attacks have coincided with Israeli military raids on the town.According to the Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission, Israeli settlers carried out 1,369 attacks across the West Bank in October, representing a 111.6 percent increase compared with September.The commission recorded a total of 3,133 attacks involving Israeli forces and settlers during the same month.Nablus Governorate accounted for 353 settler attacks, the second-highest number after Ramallah and al-Bireh.The documented attacks included property destruction, theft of vehicles and equipment, and assaults on agricultural land and Palestinian livelihoods.The latest attack in Beita adds to concerns over repeated damage to Palestinian businesses and industrial facilities amid escalating settler violence in the occupied West Bank.