zionist settlers attack Palestinian cars, homes

Israeli settlers have injured at least four Palestinians during a raid in East al-Quds (Jerusalem) in the occupied West Bank.

More than 50 settlers invaded Sheikh Jarrah District on Friday, throwing stones at Palestinian cars and homes.

Local Palestinian residents tried to stop the attack but were assaulted by settlers.

On March 23, Israeli settlers punctured the tires of 45 cars belonging to Palestinian residents in the neighborhood of Beit Haninain in East al-Quds.

Meanwhile, Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinian lands in Bethlehem in the West Bank, destroying over 300 newly planted grape vines.

Settlers in the West Bank often assault Palestinians, vandalizing their properties, cars, mosques and olive trees. However, the assailants are rarely detained.

According to the UN, there were nearly 400 incidents of settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in 2013.

More than half a million Israelis live in over 120 illegal settlements built since the 1967 Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank including East al-Quds (Jerusalem).