Israeli settlers last night set fire to crops in the south of the West Bank and prevented the farmers from putting off the fire, according to Fouad al-Emour, a local activist.

He told WAFA that settlers from the illegal Havat Maon settlement set fire to crops in an area south of Hebron located near the settlement.

When residents and landowners attempted to put off the fire, the settlers opened fire in their direction and kept them away leading to the burning of more than 100 piles of hay.

Source: Palestinian News & Info Agency