Armed Israeli settlers attack Palestinian town in revenge attack

A large group of Israeli settlers have attacked a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank, setting fire to homes, cars and fields in a revenge rampage that left one Palestinian dead and 10 others injured, according to witnesses and officials. Many of the settlers who raided the town of Turmus Ayya, north of Ramallah, on Wednesday were armed. But the dead man, Omar Abu Katan, 27, was shot by Israeli soldiers who entered after the settlers, Palestinian medics said. According to a Palestinian Authority official, Ghassan Daghlas, the wounded were struck by live shots, some fired by soldiers and others by settlers. About 30 houses and over 40 cars were torched, he said. Armed Israeli settlers attack Palestinian town in revenge attack