Nine Palestinians were wounded Saturday in a settler attack on the northern West Bank town of Hawara, Palestinian media reported, as footage from the scene showed masked assailants damaging property and clashes spread to nearby areas.

WAFA, the Palestinian Authority’s official news agency, said the wounded include a local councilman who was injured by shrapnel to the leg, four other people who were beaten and another four who were tear-gassed.

One of the people who was beaten sustained head wounds, WAFA said. Footage published by Palestinian media showed a young man lying on the road and apparently bleeding from the head as a Red Crescent medic attended to him.

According to WAFA, dozens of settlers who attacked Hawara also hurled stones at several buildings, including the municipality building; smashed the windows of multiple vehicles; and stole a car, a bicycle and about 35 sheep.

Security camera footage from Hawara, timestamped to shortly past 11 a.m., showed several hooded figures smashing a parked car. Threads of tzitzit, a Jewish ritual undergarment, can be seen dangling from under some of the attackers’ hoodies.

Additional footage circulated online showed an auto repair shop that was reportedly set ablaze near Huwara.

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