Israeli settlers slash tires of Palestinian vehicles near Salfit

Israeli settlers today slashed the tires of Palestinian-owned vehicles and spray-pained anti-Arab slogans in the village of Qira, to the north of the occupied West Bank city of Salfit.

Ashraf Ziyada, head of the Qira village council, said that settlers raided the village early in the morning and punctured the tires of seven Palestinian-owned vehicles.

He added that the settlers also spray-pained anti-Arab and racist slogans, death threats as well as the Star of David on the targeted vehicles.

Abdallah Kmail, the Governor of Salfit, called on protection committees in the Salfit district villages to reactivate their role in order to confront attacks by settlers, warning that assaults be settlers are on the rise.

Source: Palestinian News & Information Agency