Clashes between Palestinian youth and extremist Jewish settlers south of Nablus

NABLUS, (PIC) Clashes between Palestinian youth and extremist Jewish settlers broke out late Thursday evening in the village of Burin to the south of northern West Bank city of Nablus and lasted until a late hour.

Ghassan Daghlas, PA official in charge of the settlement file in the northern West Bank, said that dozens of settlers from the Yitshar settlement attacked a number of homes of Burin residents and hurled rocks and bottles at those houses. Palestinian youth from the village rushed to defend those whose homes were attacked and clashes ensued lasting till a late hour on Thursday night, but no casualties were reported.

Daghlas added that settlers broke windows and windshields of a number of Palestinian cars travelling on the main road to Hawwara and passing near Yitshar. Settlers also attacked a house in the eastern part of Hawwara and threw rocks and bottles at it.
Clashes between Palestinian youth and extremist Jewish settlers south of Nablus