NABLUS, Israeli settlers continued today their unruly rampage in the occupied territories, attacking Palestinian civilians and commuters.

Sebastia mayor Mohammad Azzem told WAFA that a horde of settlers attacked the home of a resident of this northern West Bank town, spraying pepper on the face of the family members causing them injuries and burns.

He said the settlers have been attacking Palestinian vehicles driving on the roads nearby, mainly near a checkpoint manned by Israeli soldiers who do not intervene to stop the settlers from throwing stones at the Palestinian vehicles.

The checkpoint, near the illegal Shavi Shomron settlement, has been closed by the army since mid-December following the killing of a settler nearby disrupting movement on a vital road that links the West Bank cities of Jenin and Nablus.

Source: Palestinian News & Info Agency