Illegal Israeli settlers torch Palestinian lands in central occupied West Bank – Middle East Monitor

Illegal Israeli settlers on Saturday set fire to Palestinian agricultural lands in the town of Yabrud, east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian officials.

The settlers infiltrated the Bab al-Wad area and ignited fires in grassy fields and olive groves, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.

Large areas of cultivated land were damaged, while settlers prevented residents from reaching the scene to extinguish the flames, the…