"An Israeli security official reported Tuesday that a group of some 15 Jewish settlers arrived from the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar to the village of Asira al-Qibliya, setting a car on fire and attempting to set a building ablaze.
"The source added that settlers also threw rocks at Palestinians near the village of Madama, adjacent to the Yitzhar settlement, and that another group of settlers later set vehicles on fire in the West Bank town of Hawara on Monday.
"During the attack, the settlers attempted to set fire to a house in which six children and a father, mother, and grandmother were located, the council said. While the house was not set ablaze, it sustained severe damage, and the windows of four other houses and one car were broken.
"The army arrived relatively quickly to Asira al-Qibliya and opened fire at residents who were attempting to defend their homes."
