Israeli settlers torch Palestinian farmland near Nablus

Israeli settlers torched Palestinian farmland south of Nablus late on Tuesday, according to reports from the Wafa news agency.

Witnesses said the fires swept through large areas of Palestinian-owned land as settlers, accompanied by Israeli forces, blocked villagers from reaching their fields to put out the flames or assess the damage.

The arson attack is the latest in a string of settler assaults across the occupied West Bank, where Israeli forces routinely shield perpetrators from accountability.