A large fire broke out in the village of Luban ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, after Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian commercial property, according to local sources. The blaze, which witnesses described as massive, engulfed a business premises as flames spread rapidly through the structure. Palestinian civil defence teams were reportedly deployed to contain the fire, while village residents attempted to salvage goods and limit the damage. There were no immediate confirmed reports of casualties, though the extent of material losses was still being assessed. The Israeli military said it was looking into the incident, and no arrests were immediately reported.
The attack is the latest in a series of incidents in which settler violence has targeted Palestinian property across the northern West Bank, a trend that has drawn repeated international concern. Palestinian officials condemned the arson as part of a broader pattern of intimidation aimed at displacing rural communities, and called for accountability. Israeli rights groups have likewise documented a rise in settler attacks since the war in Gaza began. The circumstances of the Luban ash-Sharqiya fire remain under investigation, and Frankly News could not independently verify the accounts provided by residents. Further details were not immediately available.
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