Police said Sunday morning that several vehicles were vandalized overnight in the northern West Bank village of Kira, amid rising attacks by Jewish extremists.
The vehicles were carrying Stars of David as well as slogans calling for an end to administrative orders under which suspects could be held at no charge. The tires of many cars burst.
Police said the security forces would go to the spot and collect evidence.
Anti-Arab vandalism by Jewish extremists is a common occurrence in the West Bank.
The incidents of vandalism against Palestinians and Israeli security forces are commonly referred to as “price tag” attacks, with perpetrators claiming that they are retaliation for Palestinian violence or government policies that are perceived as hostile to the settler movement.
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One focus is the use of administrative detention, which allows Israeli authorities to arrest people who are deemed to be in imminent danger without charge or full trial.
However, arrests of criminals are extremely rare and rights groups lament that punishment is even more unusual, with most charges dropped in such cases.
A car is vandalized in the West Bank Palestinian village of Qira, January 23, 2022 (Israel Police)
Israeli security officials have warned that violence by Jewish extremists has increased in the West Bank in recent months. Shin Bet officials told The Times of Israel in late December that Jewish extremist violence had increased by 50 percent in the past year.
Vandalism in Kira comes days after Jewish extremists Palestinians and leftist Israeli activists attacked In the West Bank village of Burin, at least six were injured and one car burned, with clubs and stones.
Interior Minister Omar Barlev said In response to the Burin attack on Sunday that the violence was “the organized action of a terrorist group”.
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