Israelis attack Palestinian athletes in East Jerusalem stadium

June 2 (UPI) – Gangs of illegal Israeli settlers went on a rampage in the West Bank and East Jerusalem on Sunday, reportedly attacking Palestinian athletes at a soccer stadium, throwing stones at cars near Ramallah and setting fire to Palestinian land near the West Bank village of Duma.

Players and coaches were in the stadium in the At-Tur district when Israelis stormed the facility under police protection, reported the Palestinian news agency. The agency, also known as Wafa, is the official state news agency of the Palestinian Authority.

Illegal Israeli settlers also set fire to the land of the village of Duma south of Nablus on Sunday, a day after illegal settlers set fire to a large market in Ramallah.

The fire is destroying olive groves and crops, said Suleiman Dawabsha, chairman of the Duma village council. He said attempts to control the fire were still ongoing because emergency services were unable to get there due to obstruction by Israeli forces.

And in Ramallah, illegal Israeli settlers threw stones at cars driven by Palestinians near the Rawabi roundabout. Only one car was damaged.

At the same time, police were seen mistreating Orthodox Jews who were protesting against conscription into Israel’s army.

Videos shared by Israeli police on social media showed authorities violently restraining and throwing protesters blocking a road.

“The road was opened to traffic in both directions,” Israeli police said in a statement. “Ten misdemeanors were arrested, including a protester who attacked a police officer.”