Zionists launch fresh attacks after rampage as Palestinians mount night patrols

A large group of marauding illegal Zionist settlers hurled stones at passing vehicles in the north of the occupied West Bank late on Thursday, days after they rampaged through the Palestinian villages, torching cars and houses.

The latest attack comes days after illegal Israeli settlers went on a rampage in the occupied West Bank villages, torching dozens of houses and cars.

One Palestinian was martyred and at least 390 injured in the ferocious attacks on Sunday, with Palestinian media reporting stabbings and attacks with metal rods and rocks.

As the illegal settlers took to the streets again Thursday night, pelting stones at cars belonging to Palestinian residents, Israeli regime forces refused to stop them or make arrests, in line with the standard operating procedure of being the facilitators of settler aggression. 

With tensions running high, Palestinians in the north of the occupied West Bank have launched night patrols to stave off attacks by the Zionist.

Armed only with sticks and flashlights, these young men gather at Turmus Ayya and are ready to ready to raise the alarm in the event of a raid by Israeli settlers, who have set up bases in outposts around the village, AFP reported.

"We do not intend to attack anyone -- we work to defend our people and our village, our home, our land, and our honor," one of the men was quoted as saying, requesting anonymity for fear of arrest by Israeli regime forces.

"These are our weapons -- sticks and flashlights -- and we have nothing but them to defend ourselves."

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