Settlers burn vehicles and industrial equipment in Beita, south of Nablus

Dozens of settlers attacked the industrial zone in the town of Beita, south of Nablus, on Monday evening, burning three excavators, vehicles, and equipment belonging to stone quarries, concurrent with the Israeli occupation forces storming the town. Security sources told the Palestinian news agency (WAFA) that the settlers set fire to three excavators (bulldozers) along with vehicles and industrial equipment, causing damage to property. Video footage showed flames consuming the equipment, while firefighting crews and residents of the town tried to control and extinguish the fires. The attack comes amid repeated assaults on the industrial zone in Beita, including burning facilities and vehicles and opening fire, concurrent with incursions carried out by occupation forces into the town. According to the Commission of Resistance to the Wall and Settlements, settlers carried out 1,369 attacks in the West Bank during October, an increase of 111.6% compared to September, out of 3,133 attacks carried out by occupation forces and settlers combined. Nablus Governorate recorded 353 settler attacks, ranking second after Ramallah and al-Bireh, and the attacks included vandalism of property, theft of vehicles and equipment, and targeting agricultural lands and Palestinians' livelihoods.