💢 On Monday, dozens of Israeli settlers stormed an industrial zone in Beita, south of Nablus, and set fire to three bulldozers, several other vehicles and equipment belonging to stone-cutting workshops. Israeli forces raided the town at the same time. Beita Mayor Mahmoud Barham says 60 to 70 settlers carried out an organized attack that lasted only a few minutes, with preliminary losses of more than 10 million shekels. Business owner Asad Bani Mufleh says the zone is "a thorn" in the Israeli settlers’ side because it prevents them from expanding. “They’re basically trying to discourage people, trying to tell them that there’s no work here for you, no jobs here for you, just losses, just damage," Mufleh told Drop Site's Mutasem Sqf ElHait. Settlers have repeatedly attacked Beita’s industrial zone, burning facilities and vehicles and opening fire on Palestinians. Settler attacks across the occupied West Bank more than doubled in October to 1,369, including 353 in the Nablus governorate alone, according to the Palestinian Authority’s Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission. 📹 Mutasem Sqf ElHait