Palestinians carry the body of an elderly man at a hospital in the West Bank city of Nablus, on Dec. 4, 2024. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
RAMALLAH, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- An elderly Palestinian man died after being attacked by Israeli soldiers south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian sources said Wednesday.
"Asef Malik Diriya, 70, was found dead on his land after being severely beaten by the Israeli army," Mayor of Aqraba Salah Jaber told Xinhua.
The man was working on his land before being attacked, and his son found him dead before he was taken to hospital, where the medical team declared him dead, Jaber said.
The Israeli army has not commented on the incident.
Meanwhile, some Israeli armed settlers entered the towns of Hawara and Beit Furik in Nablus at dawn and started rioting, shouting and pouring flammable liquids on residents' homes and vehicles, eyewitnesses and local Palestinian sources told Xinhua.
Nablus Governor Ghassan Daghlas told Xinhua that the settlers attacked the Al-Dhobat neighborhood in Beit Furik, east of Nablus, noting that the fire destroyed a vehicle, a house, and a grocery store.
"Clashes broke out between residents and settlers during the confrontation of this attack," he said.
In the attack in Hawara, south of Nablus, the settlers burned at least five Palestinian vehicles and houses in front of the residents, he said, calling the attacks "an attempt to carry out murder and terrorism crimes against the Palestinian" that is supported by the Israeli army.
According to Israeli state-owned Kan TV news, the Israeli army has begun investigating Palestinian reports of the attacks around Nablus by Israeli settlers.
Also on Wednesday, the town of Beit Furik saw clashes between Palestinian youths and the Israeli army in the Al-Dhobat neighborhood, with the former throwing stones and empty bottles and the latter responding by firing rubber bullets, according to eyewitnesses.
Tensions in the West Bank have heightened since the outbreak of conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023. ■
Palestinians carry the body of an elderly man at a hospital in the West Bank city of Nablus, on Dec. 4, 2024. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
Palestinians carry the body of an elderly man at a hospital in the West Bank city of Nablus, on Dec. 4, 2024. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
A Palestinian man inspects a burnt house in Hawara, south of Nablus, northern West Bank, following a reported attack by Israeli settlers, on Dec. 4, 2024. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
A Palestinian man inspects a burnt house in Hawara, south of Nablus, northern West Bank, following a reported attack by Israeli settlers, on Dec. 4, 2024. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
A Palestinian man inspects a burnt vehicle in Hawara, south of Nablus, northern West Bank, following a reported attack by Israeli settlers, on Dec. 4, 2024. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
Palestinians inspect a burnt house in Hawara, south of Nablus, northern West Bank, following a reported attack by Israeli settlers, on Dec. 4, 2024. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
A Palestinian man inspects a burnt vehicle in Hawara, south of Nablus, northern West Bank, following a reported attack by Israeli settlers, on Dec. 4, 2024. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
Palestinians inspect a burnt house in Hawara, south of Nablus, northern West Bank, following a reported attack by Israeli settlers, on Dec. 4, 2024. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
