Militants accidentally set fire to an Arab car lot – and blamed the settlers

Residents of the Givat Kfar Ana hilltop in Binyamin were accused of setting fire to a nearby Arab car lot, but drone footage revealed that Arab rioters ignited a roadblock and the fire spread to the lot. In an interview with Channel 14, a resident of the hilltop claimed it was a campaign to blacken the settlement enterprise, and that security incidents in the area do not receive media coverage.

Residents of the Givat Kfar Ana hilltop in Binyamin were accused in Arab media of setting fire to a nearby Arab car lot. Drone footage operated by a resident, Yitzhak Wiseman, revealed that masked Arab rioters ignited a tire roadblock on the access road to the hilltop, and the fire spread to the adjacent car lot. The rioters tried to extinguish the fire without success and fled. Shortly afterward, reports circulated on Arab networks blaming the hilltop residents for the arson. In an interview with Channel 14, Wiseman claimed it was a campaign to blacken the settlement enterprise, and that security incidents in the area, including attacks on residents, do not receive media coverage. According to him, the footage allowed refuting the claims against the hilltop residents.