PALESTINIANS THWART POSSIBLE SETTLER ATTACK NEAR RAMALLAH

Ramallah, 17 Safar 1436/10 December 2014 (MINA) – Palestinian villagers thwarted a possible attempt by Israeli settlers to break into their village in the Ramallah district late Tuesday, locals said.

Locals told Ma’an that residents of al-Mughayyir noticed dozens of settlers gathered at one of the entrances to the village in a suspicious manner, Ma’an News Agency quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

Groups of Palestinians from the village chased the settlers in different directions, forcing them to run away.
Israeli forces then arrived to protect the settlers, locals said.

Settlers have carried out attacks in the area twice this year, torching two mosques.

Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians and their property are common but are rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities.
Over 500,000 settlers live in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in contravention of international law. (T/P006/R03)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)