Palestinian house set on fire

A Palestinian wearing a shirt with a picture of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat uses a slingshot during clashes with Israeli soldiers near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Picture: Majdi Mohammed

A Palestinian wearing a shirt with a picture of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat uses a slingshot during clashes with Israeli soldiers near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Picture: Majdi Mohammed

Published Nov 23, 2014

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Tel Aviv -

Arsonists painted the walls of a Palestinian house in the West Bank with Hebrew graffiti such as “Death to Arabs” before setting it on fire, Israeli media reported on Sunday.

Residents of Khirbet Abu Falah, 25 kilometres north of Ramallah, said they suspected Israeli settlers to be behind the arson.

No injuries were reported.

A mosque in a nearby village suffered extensive damage in an arson attack this month.

The fires were the latest incidents in growing vigilante violence as unrest rises over access to holy sites in Jerusalem and construction in Israeli settlements.

The unrest has included weeks of rioting, rock throwing and vehicle attacks on Israeli pedestrians. - Sapa-dpa

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