A Palestinian man stands inside a burned building, after an attack by Israeli settlers, near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 21, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

i24 News – One Palestinian died on Wednesday and at least three were wounded by live fire as Israeli settlers attacked the West Bank village of Turmus Aya, according to the Palestinian health ministry. 

The mayor of Turmus Aya said that nearly 60 vehicles and 30 house were set on fire by about 400 settlers on Wednesday afternoon.

Residents of Jewish settlements in the West Bank rioted and torched Palestinian property, following a deadly terror attack on Tuesday. Hamas-affiliated terrorists murdered three young Israelis dining in a restaurant, and a fourth at a gas station.

Hamas said on Wednesday that the attacks on Turmus Aya “will be met with more resistance” and that the Israeli government “bears full responsibility for its repercussions.”

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) earlier called on Israelis not to take the law into their own hands. Regardless, several violent incidents were committed as vigilante revenge attacks in multiple Palestinian localities throughout the West Bank, including former flashpoint Huwara.

Nahman Shmuel Mordoff was the youngest victim, at 17 years old, and was laid to rest on Wednesday. Ofer Fairman, 63, and Elisha Anteman, another teenager of 18, were buried at the Eli cemetery, one day apart. Harel Masood, 21, had a funeral in the Yesodot cemetery near Rehovot.

In response to the terror attack, Jewish rioters threw stones, set fire to cars, damaged several buildings and agricultural fields, and committed numerous other acts of vandalism against Palestinian property. There were also reports of gunfire, and the provocations led to violent clashes. IDF soldiers were dispatched to restore calm, resulting in three Israelis being arrested.

Many Palestinians had also taken to the streets to confront Jewish rioters and the Israeli security forces. They threw stones and Molotov cocktails at the soldiers, who retaliated with riot dispersal equipment. According to the Palestinian media, 36 people were injured, most of them by tear gas.

These scenes of violence are reminiscent of riots on February 26, which took place in response to a terror attack that claimed the lives of two brothers, Hillel and Yigal Yaniv, in Huwara. Angered Israeli settlers from nearby communities had also descended on the Palestinian town where the terrorist attack happened.