Israeli settlers burn Palestinian homes and cars in Qusra town south of Nablus
Learn about the Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system
Israeli settlers on Friday burned Palestinian homes and cars in the town of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, according to local sources.
Witnesses told Anadolu Agency that dozens of settlers from the illegal settlement of Yitzhar attacked the town, setting fire to homes and vehicles.
The sources said that the settlers also attacked Palestinian residents with stones, injuring several of them.
The Israeli military intervened to disperse the settlers, but no arrests were made, according to the sources.
The attack came hours after a Palestinian was killed by Israeli forces in the town of Beitunia, west of Ramallah.
The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the victim as 22-year-old Bader Omar Awad.
The Israeli military claimed that Awad was throwing stones at soldiers, but witnesses said he was unarmed.
The latest violence comes amid heightened tensions in the occupied West Bank, where Israeli settlers have been carrying out increasingly frequent attacks on Palestinians.
The Israeli military has been accused of failing to protect Palestinians from settler attacks, and human rights groups have called on Israel to prosecute settlers who commit violence against Palestinians.
Israeli settlers burn Palestinian homes and cars in Qusra town south of Nablus
Learn about the Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system
The Israeli Iron Dome is a mobile air defense system designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and artillery shells.
The system was developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries, and has been in operation since 2011.
The Iron Dome uses a radar system to detect incoming rockets and shells, and then launches interceptor missiles to destroy them.
The system is designed to protect populated areas from rocket attacks, and has been credited with saving lives in Israel.
The Iron Dome has been used in several conflicts, including the 2012 Gaza War and the 2014 Gaza War.
The system has also been sold to several other countries, including the United States and Germany.
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