Sundus al-Fukaha was watching the news at home in the occupied West Bank village of Sinjil on Saturday evening when she heard the sound of running and muffled voices outside. The next thing she knew, a molotov cocktail thrown by an Israeli settler crashed through the window, setting the sofa and curtains on fire.
In a video taken by an elderly relative, one of Sundus’ daughters, aged 12, can be seen throwing a pot of water at the blaze, while her 14-year-old sister tries to smother the flames with a cushion.
“Water didn’t work. We managed to put it out with blankets,” said Sundus, 37, surveying the broken windows and blackened ceiling during the Guardian’s visit on Wednesday.
“We are eight in this house, all women and children, some of them elderly or disabled. We have problems with the settlers in the fields but I’ve never experienced something like this.”….more
