Settler Open Fire At Palestinian Cars, Soldiers kidnape

An Israeli settler opened fire on Tuesday at Palestinian cars driving near the northern West Bank city of Nablus.

According to a Palestinian driver, Raafat, the settler created a road block and opened fire at him as he drove near him at the entrance of the illegal settlement of Kedumim. Raafat told the Israeli online Ynet that he did not stop to ask the settler what was wrong he kept on driving because he wanted to drive a person with him to the hospital.

The Israeli police said the incident is just a fight over who have the right of the way before the other. Raafat told Ynet that he saw the settler stopping other cars.

Settlers’ attacks targeting Palestinians escalated in the West Bank after Palestinian Authority accepted to resume talks with Israeli occupation. Since May Israeli settlers and soldiers attacks left 14 Palestinians killed.

Earlier on Tuesday Palestinian sources reported Israeli military invasions to a number of communities in the west Bank. Israeli soldiers searched and ransacked homes in Sourif town and Al Arob refugee camp in southern west Bank before kidnaping three civilians.