News in Brief
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian villages in WB
PRESS TV – Israeli settlers attacked several Palestinian villages and set a number of cars on fire across the West Bank on Sunday, while receiving protection from Israeli troopers.
Settlers physically assaulted Palestinians during the late-night rampage at the entrance to the village of Beitin, located 5 kilometers northeast of Ramallah, broke the windshields of several cars and set fire to them, official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported citing local sources.
According to the report the attack took place as Israeli soldiers stood meters away and watched on.
Rights group urges help for migrants on Libya border
AFP – An Arab rights group called Monday for international help for 360 sub-Saharan migrants who Libyan authorities say were rescued after having been abandoned in the desert by Tunisian police on the border with Libya.
The Cairo-based Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR) said it welcomed Libya’s reception of the migrants who had “experienced difficult humanitarian conditions” before being picked up by Libyan border guards.