Settlers set fire to village land

NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Israeli settlers set 20 dunums of farmland on fire south of Nablus on Sunday, a Palestinian Authority official said.
Settlement affairs officer Ghassan Doughlas said dozens of residents of the illegal Ihya outpost torched the area of Sahel Khalet Abu Shreka, near Jalud village.
Doughlas accused settlers in the area of repeatedly provoking locals by expanding settlements, constructing outposts, and burning land.
The same day, medics said Israeli troops entered the village and fired tear gas grenades toward residents.
An Israeli army spokesman said the military was not familiar with such an incident.