Israeli settlers burn homes, cars in West Bank village: media

JERUSALEM, May 23 (Xinhua) -- About 40 Israeli settlers rioted in the Palestinian village of Burqin in the West Bank, burning houses and cars, Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported on Friday.

According to the report, the riots took place overnight, a short while after the Israeli army completed mapping for the possible demolition of two homes belonging to Palestinians suspected of involvement in the shooting attack that killed a pregnant Israeli woman near the village on May 14.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that the two individuals whose homes were mapped are Maher Samara and Jamil Samara, accusing them of helping Nael Samara in carrying out the shooting attack.

On Wednesday, the IDF confirmed that Nael Samara, who was shot dead by its troops on Saturday, was the gunman who carried out the shooting attack. Enditem