Arab arsonists lit a fire on the outskirts of the village of Asira al-Qibliya, directed toward the Israeli settlement of Itamar in Samaria, according to a field report. A local farmer spotted the ignition, alerted volunteers and rescue crews, and firefighters extinguished the flames within tens of meters of homes. No injuries or damage to property were reported. The IDF has not yet commented on the incident.
A fire was deliberately set Tuesday afternoon on the outskirts of the Palestinian village of Asira al-Qibliya, with the flames moving under wind toward the Israeli settlement of Itamar in Samaria (the northern West Bank). A local farmer who spotted the ignition immediately alerted settlement security volunteers and fire crews, who arrived and contained the blaze within tens of meters of residential homes. The fire was extinguished without injuries or structural damage.
The incident follows a pattern of arson attacks from Palestinian villages adjacent to Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria. As The Zioneer previously reported, similar arson attempts have occurred near Tayibe (Binyamin region), where volunteers were also pelted with stones while extinguishing fires. The IDF has not yet issued a statement on Tuesday's event.
No organization has claimed responsibility. The report comes from a single field source; no official confirmation or comment from the IDF or the Civil Administration has been received.
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