2024-07-30 · Burqa (Ramallah), Ramallah

Settlers cut fence and try to set fire to a home in Burqa

ArsonProperty damageNo arrestsAwaiting review

Settlers believed to be from Givat Assaf and surrounding settlements cut the metal fence around a Palestinian house on the western outskirts of Burqa, east of Ramallah, and tried to set fire to the home; residents put out the fire. The settlers also wrote anti-Palestinian slogans on house walls. Three days later, on 2 August, settlers burned a Palestinian vehicle in the village and threw stones towards nearby houses.

Location

Approximate: village

How it was located: Approximate village centroid; the targeted house is on the western outskirts.

Victims and damage

Injured
0
Killed
0
Damage
Metal fence around a house cut; attempted arson of the home (fire doused by residents); anti-Palestinian graffiti

Perpetrators

Settlement or outpost of origin
Givat Assaf and surrounding settlements
Army
Not known

Legal outcome

No legal steps recorded.

Sources

  1. OCHA oPt – Humanitarian Situation Update #201 | West Bank

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