Dozens of Israeli settlers launched an arson attack on an agricultural area in the occupied West Bank Tuesday evening, according to Palestinian activists in the area, marking the latest such attack in what has been a surge of settler violence.
The attack took place in the town of Beit Lid east of Tulkarm, damaging the Deir Sharaf Bedouin village and Al-Juneidi dairy factory, videos show and residents told CNN.
Footage obtained by CNN shows smoke engulfing the area, with Palestinian women heard shouting in the background, and men carrying extinguishers and water buckets scrambling to put out the fires.
Videos show torched trucks, tents and metal sheds, and smashed car windows.
Residents said Palestinian civil defense and firefighters arrived at the scene about an hour after the fires started.
Another video filmed by a Palestinian resident shows the settlers coming down a hill toward the
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