A Palestinian family in the West Bank village of Al-Mughayyir escaped injury early Tuesday after suspected Israeli settlers hurled a Molotov cocktail through the window of their home while they were asleep inside, according to local accounts of the incident.
The attack, reported around dawn, was said to be one of several targeting Palestinian communities across the occupied West Bank overnight, with residents in multiple villages reporting that armed settlers torched parked vehicles and, in some cases, attempted to set fire to homes. Footage said to be from the scene in Al-Mughayyir showed flames engulfing at least one vehicle as family members rushed to douse the fire that had been started inside the house.
No injuries were reported in the incident, though it is said to have caused significant fright among residents, who described waking to the smell of smoke and the sound of shattering glass. Al-Mughayyir, located in the Ramallah district, has in recent weeks been the site of repeated confrontations between residents, settlers and Israeli forces, with rights monitors saying the village has come under mounting pressure in recent months.
Palestinian officials and residents say incidents of this kind have become almost a nightly occurrence in parts of the West Bank, with attackers accused of torching cars, spraying threatening graffiti and, in some cases, cutting off electricity to homes. Israeli authorities have in the past said they take such reports seriously, though rights groups have long complained that arrests and prosecutions in these cases remain rare.
The latest overnight incidents add to a mounting toll of property destruction in the territory this year, as tensions between settlers and Palestinian communities continue to simmer alongside the wider conflict in the region. Human rights organisations have repeatedly called for tighter action against settler violence, warning that the lack of accountability risks further escalation.
Israeli military and police had not issued a public statement on the overnight incidents in Al-Mughayyir and the surrounding areas by the time of publication. The Post could not independently verify all details of the accounts, which are based on reports from residents and local media in the area.